A man arrested last week for OWI is free on a $1,000 recognizance bond.
The Manitowoc Police Department was informed of the intoxicated driver at 12:15 last Wednesday afternoon (August 14th) after a city employee called to report the truck driving north on South Lakeview Drive that crossed the center line and almost hit another vehicle waiting to board the S.S. Badger.
The driver, 44-year-old Jason Lee Saylor, then nearly hit several parked cars near The Wharf and nearly caused an accident at the intersection with South 8th Street.
A field sobriety test was administered, but the man stopped the test, saying, “Just take me to jail.”
Saylor faces one count of operating while under the influence, his third offense.
The conditions of his bail include maintaining absolute sobriety and to not operate a vehicle without a valid driver’s license.
He is scheduled for an initial court hearing on September 9th at 9:30 a.m.