OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A man who may have purchased a motorcycle to avoid an ignition interlock device now faces his 10th drunk driving charge, after crashing that motorcycle a week ago.
Peter Long, 52, is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon.
According to the criminal complaint, Fox Crossing police discovered a motorcycle on the side of the road shortly before 3 a.m. on Aug. 20. The officer “noticed the rear tire was dug in and a pile of dirt was behind it, as if the motorcycle got stuck trying to go over the curb and the driver attempted a hard acceleration over the curb.”
Long was found in a ditch nearby. He claimed someone else was driving the bike.
After police got a warrant, a blood sample was taken. A preliminary breath test had a result of .135. Long had an absolute sobriety order due to his prior convictions. Long had an occupational driver’s license but this event was outside those hours, the complaint states.
One of Long’s friends told police Long bought the motorcycle a few weeks before, and it does not have a breathalyzer device as his truck does.
If convicted, he faces at least four, and up to 15, years in the prison system for a 10th OWI.
According to the criminal complaint, Long was convicted after drunk driving incidents on:
- Sept. 5, 2011
- Jan. 18, 2008
- March 10, 2006
- Jan. 14, 2003
- July 13, 2000
- Aug. 25, 1998
- Jan. 23, 1995
- Dec. 1, 1990
- May 5, 1989
In the most recent case listed in the complaint, Long was sentenced to five years in prison in August, 2013. He was also placed on extended supervision for five years, and is required to have an ignition interlock for three years, court records show.
