The Brief
- Brett Meinecke was arrested after allegedly striking two vehicles and a pedestrian’s knee in a Brookfield hotel parking lot before fleeing.
- Police found Meinecke with a 0.323% BAC—four times the legal limit—after he reportedly admitted to consuming a case of beer and vodka.
- Charged with second-degree reckless endangerment and his second OWI, Meinecke is free on $500 bond.
BROOKFIELD, Wis. – A 34-year-old Pewaukee man is accused of driving drunk and being involved in a pair of hit-and-run crashes in a Brookfield parking lot. The accused is Brett Meinecke – and he faces the following criminal counts:
- Second-degree recklessly endangering safety
- Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence-2nd offense
Hit-and-run crashes
What we know:
According to the criminal complaint, Brookfield police were dispatched on Sunday, Jan. 18, to a hotel on S. Moorland Road for a hit-and-run complaint.
When officers arrived, the victim said the driver of a vehicle had hit her vehicle and her knee, before trying to flee the scene. The victim indicated the driver of the suspect vehicle was “possibly under the influence” and “had struck a second vehicle,” the complaint says.…