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With bottle of vodka in hand, man gets charged with 7th OWI

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A driver who crashed into a La Crosse gas station last week is facing his seventh drunk-driving charge. 
 
Michael Olson of La Crosse was arrested after reportedly driving his Buick into the Mileage gas station on Cass Street during the noon hour on Friday. 
 
Police say the 55-year-old was holding a bottle of vodka while still behind the wheel. 
 
Two passengers in the car apparently had passed out before officers arrived. 
 
Olson’s blood alcohol level just after the accident was .28. His most recent conviction for O-W-I happened in La Crosse County 15 years ago.

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