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Minnesota driver faces 3rd OWI after strange behavior in drive-up lane

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5 years ago

July 30, 2019

A Taco Bell customer wasn’t acting normally in the drive-up lane the other night.

La Crosse police say a man drove erratically to the window at the Taco Bell on West Avenue, and then got out to pay for his food.

The man’s car had a flat tire as well.

Empty containers were found in the car, along with marijuana in a bag.

Twenty-one-year-old Michael Bouchie of Oronoco had a blood alcohol level of .20.

Bouchie is being charged with driving drunk and possessing pot.

This would be Bouchie’s third O-W-I charge, following convictions the last two years in Minnesota, before he turned 21.

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Brad Williams

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.