Town of Waukesha Man, 73, Caught Driving Drunk in Fox Point

A 73-year-old Town of Waukesha man is facing drunk driving charges after he was caught driving through Fox Point with no headlights on.

John L. Jansen was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Tuesday with one count of second offense operating while intoxicated and one count of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration. If convicted, he could serve up to six months in jail and $1,100 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

On Jan. 3, a Fox Point police officer spotted Jansen driving northbound in the 6700 block of North Lake Drive without his headlights on and was pulled over. Once pulled over, it took Jansen more than 1 ½ minutes to figure out how to open the door or window and at one point he opened the trunk while trying to turn on his headlights.

Jansen smelled of alcohol and told the officer he was trying to get to Town of Vernon. He failed field sobriety tests and a breath test revealed a blood alcohol level of 0.17.

He was previously convicted of OWI in 2010. Jansen will make his initial appearance in court Feb. 13.