Waukesha driver faces fifth OWI after rollover crash in Veterans Park

A 39-year-old Waukesha man is facing his fifth operating-while-intoxicated charge after allegedly crashing his car in Veterans Park just feet from the General Douglas MacArthur statue, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office.

WATCH: What we know in the rollover crash investigation

Driver faces fifth OWI after allegedly flipping car onto Veterans Park retaining wall

The crash happened around 11:13 a.m. Monday, Dec. 29. According to the sheriff’s office, the driver drove off Lincoln Memorial Drive, where his car flipped onto its roof and landed on the retention wall at the edge of the Oak Leaf Trail.

The crash left part of his car overhanging Lake Michigan, according to the sheriff’s office.

The driver had to be extricated from his car and was taken to the hospital for examination, but was not seriously injured, according to the sheriff’s office…

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