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Iola man charged with felony OWI

Kirk L.W. Preuss, 36, Iola, was charged with a fourth drunken driving offense.

At approximately 2 a.m. Aug. 4, 2012, Waupaca Police Sgt. Mario Graceffa observed a car with a defective muffler on West Fulton Street.

Graceffa made a traffic stop and noticed the odor of alcohol when he spoke to the driver, who was identified as Preuss. A subsequent test indicated Preuss had a blood-alcohol level of 0.139.

Preuss was previously convicted of drunken driving offenses in May 2002, June 2010 and Feb. 27, 2015.

He had already been cited for a third offense after his arrest on Aug. 4, 2012. However, after he was convicted on Feb. 27 for a third offense that occurred on July 3, 2013, the 2012 case was refiled as a felony OWI.

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