Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office
Press Release

MCSO Cites Driver with 6th OWI Citation

The individual, identified as Andrea Lynne Phillips, who indicated that she ran out of gas, also exhibited signs of impairment.

By - Jul 7th, 2019 08:18 pm

Milwaukee, WI (July 7th, 2019) At approximately 12:30 a.m., MCSO responded to a disabled vehicle at the Zoo Interchange where an individual was observed walking on the freeway Eastbound on I94 west of the 84th St., off ramp.

The individual, identified as Andrea Lynne Phillips, who indicated that she ran out of gas, also exhibited signs of impairment. She was subsequently arrested and taken into custody. Ms. Phillips has 5 previous OWI convictions; this is her 6th OWI.  She was also cited for Possession of Cocaine and for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

For more information contact Faithe Colas, Director of Public Affairs and Community Engagement at 414-639-5506 or Faithe.Colas@milwaukeecountywi.gov.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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Comments

  1. Thomas Mott says:

    How is that someone with 5 prior incidents is driving a car on public roads? There was no mention of whether she had a license; can we assume she was driving without one?

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