The Brief
- An Oak Creek man is accused of driving drunk when he crashed into a Racine school.
- The car went into a classroom and came to a rest roughly 470 feet from the roadway.
- Prosecutors said he admitted he “had a couple of shots” a few hours before the crash.
RACINE, Wis. – An Oak Creek man is accused of driving drunk when he crashed into Racine’s Olympia Brown Elementary School early Tuesday morning.
Charges filed
In Court:
Court records show William Diebold, 23, is charged with two misdemeanors in the case: obstructing an officer and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence. If convicted, it would be his second OWI offense.
Diebold’s bond was set at $1,000 on Wednesday. At the time of the crash, he was also on probation for a misdemeanor conviction in Ozaukee County.
Crash into school
The backstory:…