Man Tries to Blame 10th DUI Arrest on Beer-Battered Fish
A man from Friendship, Wisconsin on his 10th DUI arrest tried to blame the smell of alcohol on his breath on having just eaten beer-battered fish.
John H. Przybyla, 75 years old, has been charged with 10 DUI infractions in Wisconsin. He was in court on Wednesday, January 21st, for a hearing regarding the DUI charges, which arose after being pulled over on suspicion of DUI on October 12th, 2014.
According to police reports, on October 12th, around 2:27 PM, an Adams County deputy saw Przybyla’s vehicle make a U-Turn on Highway 13. Because the vehicle had a broken tail light, the deputy followed the vehicle and pulled him over. When the deputy ran Przybyla’s license plate information, however, he found that the suspect’s driver’s license had been revoked due to previous DUI charges.
Then, as the deputy continued to follow Przybyla’s vehicle, he saw the vehicle cross over the center line. That was when he turned on his blue lights and stopped the suspect.
When the deputy approached the vehicle, he said he smelled the odor of alcohol coming off the suspect, and began to suspect yet another DUI. He also saw an open container of beer in the car. He asked Przybyla how much he had had to drink, and the suspect replied instead that he had not been drinking, and instead had been at a fish fry which had beer-battered fish near Highway 82.
Because of Przybyla’s history of DUIs, the deputy took him to a local hospital, where Przybyla refused to take a blood test, claiming it was against his religion. The deputy got a warrant and took a blood test, which showed that Przybyla had a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.062. Although most states have the legal blood alcohol limit at 0.08, in Wisconsin, the limit is 0.02 for those who have 3 or more DUI convictions in the past.
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In 2009, South Carolina DUI penalties became more intense with stiffer fines and more jail time making it even more critical that you are represented by a South Carolina DUI defense lawyer.
- The higher your BAC, the stiffer the penalties.
- If you refuse to take the breath test, even for a DUI first offense, you will lose your license for 6 months, unless you request, and are successful in having your rights reinstated, in an administrative suspension hearing.
Your punishment for drunk driving is based upon whether:
- the charge is a DUI first, DUI second, DUI third, or subsequent offense;
- your blood alcohol level;
- whether you refused to take a chemical test, such as a breathalyzer;
- you had minors in your vehicle; and
- whether you were involved in an accident that resulted in great bodily injury or death.
As of October, 2014, Emma’s law requires installation of an ignition interlock device for certain DUI convictions.
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