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SHEBOYGAN -- A man floated a mile out into Lake Michigan and had to be rescued after the wind caught his raft this afternoon, according to the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Department.
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The man, whose identity was not immediately available, was in the water with his son just off Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center when the wind sent him off a sandbar and out into the lake, Sgt. Doug Tuttle said. The man was diabetic and unable to paddle or swim in himself.The incident occurred about 12:30 p.m.Family members alerted the U.S. Coast Guard, but a sheriff’s department boat responded because the Coast Guard craft was not in port, Tuttle said.Tuttle advised beachgoers to keep in mind that winds typically blow out over the lake and can pick up quickly.
Filed by the Sheboygan Press
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Drunk runs into Parade in Sheboygan
From JSOnline:
http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=8/2/2008&id=44220
Update: Police suspect driver was drunk
A police officer looks under the car that crashed into a group of people watching a parade at N. 14th street and Erie Saturday in Sheboygan. Photo/Jeffrey Phelps
Mario A. WhitePolice suspect a 21-year-old man was drunk when he led Sheboygan County sheriff's deputies on a chase before he crashed into a parade in Sheboygan this morning, injuring four people.Mario A. White, of Sheboygan, was arrested on suspicion of injury by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle. White led deputies on a chase from I-43 near Highway 42 to downtown Sheboygan, sheriff's Capt. David Adams said.At 9:23 a.m., Sheriff's Department dispatchers received a 911 call reporting an erratic driver. Deputies located his vehicle, a Mercury Grand Marquis. White eventually headed east on Highway 23 into Sheboygan at 80 mph, Adams said.The car slowed to 60 mph around N. 23rd St., continued on Erie Ave. and lost control, striking a Sheboygan police captain in the left leg. He was treated and released, Adams said.The Grand Marquis went over the curb at 14th St. and Erie Ave. on the parade route, striking two women and a 6-year-old boy. None of their injuries is life-threatening.When deputies arrived, people in the parade crowd were holding White on the ground. Deputies took White into custody. The pursuit lasted less than 2 minutes.The Wisconsin State Patrol is investigating the accident, and the Sheriff's Department will investigate the pursuit. Both investigations will be given to the district attorney's office for review.The parade was part of Johnsonville's Brat Days, a three-day festival.The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department and Wisconsin State Patrol are asking anyone that has video of the chase and the crash that occurred during the Bratwurst Day Parade to contact either department at (920) 459-3114.
http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=8/2/2008&id=44220
Update: Police suspect driver was drunk
A police officer looks under the car that crashed into a group of people watching a parade at N. 14th street and Erie Saturday in Sheboygan. Photo/Jeffrey Phelps
Mario A. WhitePolice suspect a 21-year-old man was drunk when he led Sheboygan County sheriff's deputies on a chase before he crashed into a parade in Sheboygan this morning, injuring four people.Mario A. White, of Sheboygan, was arrested on suspicion of injury by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle. White led deputies on a chase from I-43 near Highway 42 to downtown Sheboygan, sheriff's Capt. David Adams said.At 9:23 a.m., Sheriff's Department dispatchers received a 911 call reporting an erratic driver. Deputies located his vehicle, a Mercury Grand Marquis. White eventually headed east on Highway 23 into Sheboygan at 80 mph, Adams said.The car slowed to 60 mph around N. 23rd St., continued on Erie Ave. and lost control, striking a Sheboygan police captain in the left leg. He was treated and released, Adams said.The Grand Marquis went over the curb at 14th St. and Erie Ave. on the parade route, striking two women and a 6-year-old boy. None of their injuries is life-threatening.When deputies arrived, people in the parade crowd were holding White on the ground. Deputies took White into custody. The pursuit lasted less than 2 minutes.The Wisconsin State Patrol is investigating the accident, and the Sheriff's Department will investigate the pursuit. Both investigations will be given to the district attorney's office for review.The parade was part of Johnsonville's Brat Days, a three-day festival.The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department and Wisconsin State Patrol are asking anyone that has video of the chase and the crash that occurred during the Bratwurst Day Parade to contact either department at (920) 459-3114.
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