I didn't post this when he went missing because the incident seemed to be a single incident and wasn't recent. But Paul had an OWI (operating while intoxicated) arrest in 2020 >.15. Case is closed. Milwaukee County Case Number 2020TR018352. Besides alcohol, prescription and non-prescription medications may also affect a person’s driving skills, resulting in impairment and possible OWI arrest and it's not unheared of at all for a person to get an OWI on medication prescribed for a known medical condition, not anticipating the effects on them as an individual. In such cases, you usually don't see a second incident.
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But now I wonder if the OWI was related to something other than medication and if so, if that would be something he might have sought help for. People in treatment programs may have a sponsor that might not be well known to the family but would be someone the person would call or seek out if in crises. Just something worth considering.
If you're wondering as to the difference between DUI/OWI? In Wisconsin, the correct term is OWI.
Some states don't use the term DUI because some prosecutors felt they allowed too many people to avoid conviction. Why? The D in DUI stands for well, driving, (as in the act of driving a vehicle). In order for someone to be charged with DUI, the vehicle must be in motion (a person needs to be in physical control of a
moving vehicle.)
If the vehicle is not moving, one could argue in defense that the party was not "driving" the vehicle. One of the possible defenses to DUI charges was that the driver wasn’t driving – if they were in a parked car or stopped in an intersection, their case could be dismissed.
On the other hand, OWI stands for Operating While Intoxicated. Operating a vehicle doesn’t necessarily require the vehicle to be in motion. For example, if you park on the side of the road, sitting in the driver's seat (
for general example only - drunk and sleeping it off) and the engine is running you can still be operating it, meaning you have the ability to control it. A person is considered to operate a vehicle when he or she controls any part of the vehicle needed to make it move.
