MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee man was sentenced to 12 months of probation Monday after driving drunk the wrong way on the interstate toward a vice presidential motorcade.
Wayne Wacker was originally facing second-degree reckless endangerment following his Oct. 21 arrest. According to a criminal complaint, Wacker said he was heading home from a bar in Walker's Point when he ended up the wrong way on Interstate 94 near the Marquette interchange. At the time, then-VP Kamala Harris' motorcade was also traveling on the interstate.
He said he was unaware he was driving the wrong way on the freeway and had no idea the vice president was in Milwaukee.
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Wacker agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor counts of negligent operation of a motor vehicle and disorderly conduct.
He was sentenced to a total of 12 months in the House of Corrections; however, the prison sentences were stayed, meaning if Wacker successfully completes probation and any other requirements by the court, he will not face incarceration.
Wacker was also fined a total of $500.
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