Kamala Harris‘ motorcade performed a pivotal position 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 “traveling in the opposite direction on the highway” … driving towards the Presidential hopeful.
The incident was caught on video. Test it out … you may see the driving force getting a lot too shut for consolation to Harris’ motorcade whereas driving on the mistaken facet of the street.
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 route at about 8:20 PM on Interstate 94 on the time the VEEP’s motorcade made its approach by the Brew Metropolis. The freeway had reportedly been closed to visitors for the motorcade.
The motive force saved to the left of the roadway as your entire motorcade, consisting of at the least 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 motive force failed discipline sobriety checks, 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 “almost struck a vehicle in the VPOTUS’ motorcade.” The suspect later stated he had no intention of harming Harris.
The Secret Service spokesperson added … “We are grateful to the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office for its response which allowed them to stop the motorist and take the driver into custody for DUI.”
The very best case state of affairs in what might’ve been a disastrous scenario.
