Wisconsin State Patrol Southwest Region DeForest Post 608-846-8500

Sent On: 12/24/2019 12:23 AM
Contact Name: WSP DeForest Post
Contact Phone: 608-846-8500

OWI News Release
Location: STOUGHTON RD @ COTTAGE GROVE RD
County: DANE

Date and Time: December 23, 2019 at 10:58 PM

Alejandro Tellez Romero, 37 years of age, from Madison has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol DeForest Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 4th offense, with one child in the vehicle under the age of 16.

A Wisconsin State Patrol trooper observed and stopped a vehicle that was unable to maintain its lane. Upon approaching the vehicle, the trooper observed that the driver had multiple signs of impairment and that there was a 13 month old child in the backseat. After administering SFSTs, the trooper arrested the driver for OWI 4th Offense. The child was turned over to CPS after all attempts to contact a family member were unsuccessful.

"Pursuant to the direction of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as found in Supreme Court Rule 20:3.6, Trial Publicly, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty."