Texas man arrested on suspicion of 5th OWI during traffic stop in Sauk County

SPRING GREEN, Wis., — A Texas man was arrested on suspicion of 5th-offense OWI during a traffic stop Wednesday night in Sauk County.

A deputy pulled over Santos Alvarado, 24, of Mt. Pleasant, Texas, around 10:45 p.m. on Highway 14 near Porter Road in Spring Green, according to a release by the Sauk  County Sheriff’s Office.

The deputy noticed signs of impairment and Alvarado was asked to submit to a field sobriety test, the release said.

Alvarado was arrested on several tentative charges including 5th offense OWI and operating without a valid driver’s license, authorities siad.

Alvarado was taken to the Sauk County Jail.

No mugshot of Alvarado was immediately available.

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