MILWAUKEE — An off-duty Milwaukee police officer was drunk last month when he crashed into a semi in Oak Creek, toxicology reports show.
Jimmy Nowak, 30, collided with the semi on Dec. 3. He was in grave condition for several days before his family made the decision to donate his organs.
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office said Thursday that Nowak had a blood alcohol level of .241, which is more than three times the legal .08 limit in Wisconsin. The cause and manner of his death is pending.
As TMJ4 previously reported, the driver of the semi-truck is cooperating with police. On Pennsylvania Avenue, where the crash happened, signs are posted that prohibit semi-trucks. When TMJ4 called the company of the tractor-trailer involved, we never heard back.
Nowak was a Milwaukee Police Officer for 12 years. His partner for four years was fallen MPD officer Peter Jerving, who died in the line of duty last February.
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