Man gets 6th OWI
Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 05/01/2017 - 11:50
A 52-year-old Gays Mills man has been charged in Crawford County Circuit Court with one count of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (fifth or sixth offense).
Lawrence W. Nelson Jr. faces up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted.
According to the criminal complaint, Nelson was driving 67 miles per hour in a 55-mph zone when a state trooper activated his emergency lights. Nelson continued on and then pulled into a driveway, the complaint said.
Nelson was then placed under arrest for OWI and transported to Crossing Rivers Health where he submitted to a chemical test of his blood.
Nelson has previously been convicted of OWI five times.
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