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Sun 5 Mar, 2006 11:07 am
Drunk driving suspect caught going backward
WAUPACA - A 52-year-old Waupaca man is in jail facing felony drunken driving charges after police found him driving his car in reverse on a city street.
Daniel Nordell told police the transmission in his car had gone out and he was only able to drive in reverse.
Authorities said a records check found Nordell has 12 previous drunken driving convictions dating back to 1994 in California and Nevada as well as Waupaca, Waushara and Dodge counties in Wisconsin.
He was stopped shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Western Avenue and State 49.
Nordell was arrested and placed in jail on charges of felony drunk driving and on a probation violation, according to police.
It was pretty smart, I think. Driving backward avoids potentially fatal head on wrecks.
Silver lining in every cloud, eh?
Not only that, it improves your chances of getting away with going the wrong way on a one way street.
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