UW-Oshkosh student Jamie L. Tonella, 21, was arrested on a charge of operating while intoxicated and operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol level over 0.08 percent. An officer on foot patrol noticed her vehicle driving the wrong way on a one-way street on the 500 block of High Avenue on Feb. 9.
UW-Oshkosh police officer Brian Murphy made contact with Tonella and noticed a strong odor of intoxicants inside her vehicle. According to the police report, when Murphy matched Tonella with her Wisconsin driver's license he noticed her "bloodshot eyes and "slurred speech." "I didn't know I was driving on the wrong side of the street," said Tonella. "I only had a couple of drinks and felt I was okay to drive."
The police report said Tonella admitted to drinking and consented to an intoxication test. Officer Zitek, also at the scene, administered the test. According to the police report, Tonella's blood alcohol level was at 0.144 percent, well above the state level of 0.08 percent. Murphy placed Tonella under arrest and transported her to the Winnebago County Jail for processing.
The police report said this was Tonella's first OWI offense.
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