Authorities say a man facing his 11th drunken driving charge had a blood alcohol level three times above the legal limit when he was pulled over in Outagamie County last weekend. A criminal complaint says police were dispatched to a traffic accident outside Apple Pub on New Year’s Day about 8 p.m. in downtown Appleton. The driver whose vehicle was struck told a responding officer that the man who hit him was leaving the scene. The officer caught up with the driver and pulled him over. The complaint says a breath test on 42-year-old Steve Johnson, of Fond du Lac, registered 0.27. Records show Johnson was released on bond after appearing in court Tuesday. A new Wisconsin law that took effect Jan. 1 increases the maximum sentence for a 10th or subsequent drunken driving offense to a decade in prison.
