Car crashes into Racine school, driver charged with OWI

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

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