Kamala Harris‘ motorcade performed a pivotal position in a suspected drunk driver getting taken into custody in Wisconsin this week.
U.S. Secret Service spokesperson Joe Biesk confirmed the Vice President’s motorcade was concerned in an incident Monday night time in Milwaukee, the place a motorist was “traveling in the opposite direction on the highway” … driving towards the Presidential hopeful.
The incident was caught on video. Test it out … you may see the driving force getting a lot too shut for consolation to Harris’ motorcade whereas driving on the improper facet of the highway.
Per the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Workplace, the suspect is a 55-year-old man from Milwaukee who was driving an SUV within the improper path at about 8:20 PM on Interstate 94 on the time the VEEP’s motorcade made its method by means of the Brew Metropolis. The freeway had reportedly been closed to visitors for the motorcade.
The motive force stored to the left of the roadway as the complete motorcade, consisting of at the very least 12 autos, handed — earlier than the final of the escorting sheriff’s cruisers then pulled the suspect over.
The sheriff’s workplace acknowledged deputies suspected the person of being impaired, given an open container of beer was allegedly present in his car.
The motive force failed area sobriety exams, and the unidentified suspect was arrested for drunken driving and second-degree recklessly endangering security — he remained in jail with out bail as of Tuesday night time, in line with WISN-TV. An arrest report states the person “almost struck a vehicle in the VPOTUS’ motorcade.” The suspect later stated he had no intention of harming Harris.
The Secret Service spokesperson added … “We are grateful to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office for its response which allowed them to stop the motorist and take the driver into custody for DUI.”
The most effective case situation in what may’ve been a disastrous scenario.
