Man Charged with OWI, Hit and Run

Weather Authority
Hour By Hour	Dane Radar
7-Day Extended	South WI Radar

Save

9 comments

A | A | A

Tuesday, May 13, 2008 --- 11:15 AM

A man is in custody this morning after driving while intoxicated and fleeing police.

According to the Fitchburg Police Department, twenty nine-year-old Andrejs Jakovlevs was seen by a Fitchburg police officer heading the wrong way on Fish Hatchery Road. He proceeded to run a red light, and struck the back of a moving squad car at a high rate of speed.

Jakovlevs then entered a residential area and struck a second, parked vehicle while making a turn. He continued driving before being pulled over in the 1000 block of Hackberry Lane in the City of Madison.

Jakovlevs was transported to the Dane County Jail, and has been arrested for OWI, fleeing an officer and two counts of hit and run.

No injuries were reported.

More Stories
Non-Profits Cutting Back

Lightning Strikes, Kills Watertown Boy

Flood Emergency: Standing Water Still Keeping People Out

FLOOD AFTERMATH: The Road Ahead

UW Student Found Dead

Bones of Infant Found in Sauk County

Wis. Woman Dies in Illinois Boat Crash

Missing Fisherman's Body Recovered

Comments are posted from viewers like you and do not always reflect the views of this station.

Posted by: Anonymous on May 15, 2008 at 09:55 AM
thanks for the support everyone. not be so harsh on there live? um i think its harsh on my life that firs time drunk driver killed my best friend of 15 years and sent my other freind through the moon roof ripping his leg off and cracking his skull in multiple places. mayb u should attend a aa meeting b4 you kill someone. its obvious you are one of them.

Posted by: Joe Friday Location: Madison on May 15, 2008 at 08:44 AM
Drunk Driving is wrong and is punishable under law! However, drunk driving is something that really needs to be looked into especiall for first time and one time offenders. They lose their careers and families because of this. I know it was their choice but we should not be so harsh on their lives!

Posted by: Anonymous on May 14, 2008 at 10:36 AM
to B: YOU sound like it is OKAY to drink and drive??? AGREE WITH Anonymous 3:22PM

Posted by: Gary Location: Madison on May 14, 2008 at 08:20 AM
B 5:20pm. You one of those "bleeding heart liberals"? How many DUI's do you have? I have seen your posts on other drunk driving articles and would have to bet you have been arrested on more than one occasion for being an inconsiderate idiot that thinks they are above the law and gets behind the wheel, putting everyone elses lives on the line. This person has the RIGHT to be angry! This state has the WORST record when it come to prosecuting drunk drivers. As a person who has also lost a loved one to an idiot drunk driver, take your bleeding heart and stick it where the sun don't shine!

Posted by: T Location: Madison on May 14, 2008 at 08:09 AM
B- You must be one of them! Drunk drivers get off wat too easy. Have you lost anyone to a drunk?????

Posted by: Pam on May 14, 2008 at 08:07 AM
I totally agree with anonymous, obviously B hasnt ever been affected in any way by a drunk driver. There needs to be harsher penalties for this, too many people are dying.

Posted by: a on May 13, 2008 at 10:50 PM
Hey B think that anonymous is trying to make a point and don't think that capital letters are really needed! And like they said they will prolly just get a slap on the wrist.

Posted by: B Location: Madison on May 13, 2008 at 05:20 PM
Anonymous 3:22pm. Thanks for offering to be Judge, Jury and Executioner, you may want to study the use of capital letters before you take on capital punishment.

Posted by: Anonymous on May 13, 2008 at 03:22 PM
Ahhh yes isn't it great we have the highest drunk driving rate anywhere in the country. we should publicly hang every last one of these morons. wonder if they can kill anymore of my friends. 4 so far. and i bet that the driver will be slapped on the wrist as is every other offender here.

NBC15 Most Popular
1.	Lightning Strikes, Kills Watertown Boy
2.	UW Student Found Dead
3.	Wis. Woman Dies in Illinois Boat Crash
4.	Bones of Infant Found in Sauk County
5.	Strong Storms Pounded Wisconsin Monday Night
6.	Mom Uses Kids for Porn
7.	Antibiotics Warning: FDA Calls for Urgent Warning on Tendon Risks
8.	Missing Fisherman's Body Recovered
9.	Motorcycle Eludes Officer
10.	Rock County Fatal Crash