New Berlin wrong-way OWI crash; officer hurt, man charged

MILWAUKEE - A New Berlin man is accused of driving drunk, causing a wrong-way crash that injured a police officer, on Sunday.

Prosecutors charged 57-year-old David Scott with one felony: operating while intoxicated causing injury (second and subsequent offense).

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What they're saying:

The crash happened near Moorland and Cleveland on Feb. 9. A criminal complaint states a white Ford SUV was driving north in the southbound lanes of Moorland Road when it collided head-on with a New Berlin police squad. Dashboard camera video showed the officer try to swerve out of the way, hitting another vehicle in the process.

Court records said the officer went to a hospital and had a broken finger. A Waukesha County sheriff's deputy spoke to the driver of the ford, identified as Scott, at the scene.

David Scott

Prosecutors said Scott told the deputy he had left a pub after the Super Bowl and crossed into the wrong lane of traffic, where he hit the officer's squad. He admitted he had six beers at a New Berlin restaurant and then went to the pub, where he had four more beers and "several shots."

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The deputy noted Scott smelled of intoxicants and was slurring his speech, per the complaint, so field sobriety tests were conducted. 

What's next:

Scott is due back in court next month for a preliminary hearing. Court records show he was released from the Waukesha County Jail on a $25,000 signature bond.