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Tomah man who claimed he was fleeing from angry crowd loses appeal of OWI conviction

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A Monroe County man trying to appeal an OWI conviction has been turned down by a state appeals court.

Dustin Yenter of Tomah was caught driving drunk in 2015, and argued that he was driving to get away from a group of more than a dozen people who attacked his car and threw rocks and sticks at the vehicle.

Yenter believed he was being followed, so he drove 16 miles before being pulled over by cops less than a mile from his house.

The appeals court rejected Yenter’s argument that the only way he could avoid another confrontation was to drive several miles at night while he was drunk.

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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