Oconomowoc - A business leader who helped launch a free shuttle program to prevent drunken driving is facing charges that he drove under the influence on a night the shuttle was available.
Robert John Manders, a used-car dealer who donated a vehicle for the shuttle service known as LIMOS, was arrested Dec. 13 while heading home from a Christmas party, according to a criminal complaint obtained Tuesday.
It would be his third drunken-driving conviction, following incidents in 1990 and 1999, if he is found guilty.
The Waukesha County district attorney's office alleges that Manders failed a sobriety test after he was stopped while driving a vehicle emblazoned with the shuttle program's logo.
"I realize I made a mistake," the 47-year-old business owner said Tuesday.
Conceding that he thought about calling the shuttle service for a ride home that night, Manders said he did not think he was too intoxicated to drive.
"I'm sorry about the situation," he said. "It should be no reflection on the program."
Launched under the name LIMOS, which stands for Late-night Initiative Making Oconomowoc Safe, the program has served hundreds of tipsy motorists who needed transportation in western Waukesha County in the past two years. more
Robert John Manders, a used-car dealer who donated a vehicle for the shuttle service known as LIMOS, was arrested Dec. 13 while heading home from a Christmas party, according to a criminal complaint obtained Tuesday.
It would be his third drunken-driving conviction, following incidents in 1990 and 1999, if he is found guilty.
The Waukesha County district attorney's office alleges that Manders failed a sobriety test after he was stopped while driving a vehicle emblazoned with the shuttle program's logo.
"I realize I made a mistake," the 47-year-old business owner said Tuesday.
Conceding that he thought about calling the shuttle service for a ride home that night, Manders said he did not think he was too intoxicated to drive.
"I'm sorry about the situation," he said. "It should be no reflection on the program."
Launched under the name LIMOS, which stands for Late-night Initiative Making Oconomowoc Safe, the program has served hundreds of tipsy motorists who needed transportation in western Waukesha County in the past two years. more
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