Kamala Harris‘ motorcade performed a pivotal function in a suspected drunk driver getting taken into custody in Wisconsin this week.
U.S. Secret Service spokesperson Joe Biesk confirmed the Vice President’s motorcade was concerned in an incident Monday night time in Milwaukee, the place a motorist was “touring in the other way on the freeway” … driving towards the Presidential hopeful.
The incident was caught on video. Test it out … you may see the motive force getting a lot too shut for consolation to Harris’ motorcade whereas driving on the mistaken facet of the highway.
Per the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Workplace, the suspect is a 55-year-old man from Milwaukee who was driving an SUV within the mistaken path at about 8:20 PM on Interstate 94 on the time the VEEP’s motorcade made its manner by means of the Brew Metropolis. The freeway had reportedly been closed to site visitors for the motorcade.
The driving force stored to the left of the roadway as your entire motorcade, consisting of a minimum of 12 automobiles, handed — earlier than the final of the escorting sheriff’s cruisers then pulled the suspect over.
The sheriff’s workplace said deputies suspected the person of being impaired, given an open container of beer was allegedly present in his car.
The driving force failed area sobriety exams, and the unidentified suspect was arrested for drunken driving and second-degree recklessly endangering security — he remained in jail with out bail as of Tuesday night time, in accordance with WISN-TV. An arrest report states the person “nearly struck a car within the VPOTUS’ motorcade.” The suspect later mentioned he had no intention of harming Harris.
The Secret Service spokesperson added … “We’re grateful to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Workplace for its response which allowed them to cease the motorist and take the motive force into custody for DUI.”
One of the best case state of affairs in what might’ve been a disastrous scenario.
