Posted Tuesday, September 7, 2010 --- 6:55 a.m.

From the Verona Police Department:

Driver:
Ricardo Ortiz Diaz
49 year old male
Madison, WI resident

Details;
On September 5, 2010 a Verona Police Department officer stopped a vehicle for a registration violation. The driver of the vehicle, Ricardo Ortiz Diaz, was subsequently arrested for his sixth offense of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Intoxicants (OMVWI).

Ortiz Diaz has five prior convictions for OMVWI in Wisconsin, with another OMVWI arrest pending in Iowa County. Ortiz Diaz has also been arrested for Driving While Intoxicated in North Carolina.

Ortiz Diaz was booked into the Dane County Jail for OMVWI-6th offense, and he was cited for Operating a Motor Vehicle While Registration Suspended and Open Intoxicants in a Motor Vehicle. One count of Felony Bail Jumping has also been referred to the Dane County District Attorney’s Office.

The Verona Police Department participated in the “Drunk Driving: Over the Limit. Under Arrest” traffic safety campaign, which occurred from August 20 through Labor Day.