Four times convicted, man facing two more DWI charges

Posted 11/7/19

A 54-year-old Truesdale man, convicted four times of drunk driving, is facing two more similar charges for alleged offenses that occurred less than a month apart last year. Prosecutors last week …

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Four times convicted, man facing two more DWI charges

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A 54-year-old Truesdale man, convicted four times of drunk driving, is facing two more similar charges for alleged offenses that occurred less than a month apart last year.Prosecutors last week charged Joey L. Wyhs, of the 700 block of Wabash Street, as a chronic offender related to two driving while intoxicated charges related to separate incidents reported on Sept. 13 and Oct. 2, 2014. He also was charged with felony driving while revoked in both cases. Truesdale police said Wyhs showed signs of impairment in both traffic stops. In the Sept. 13 incident, he allegedly had a blood alcohol content of .125 percent. His BAC was .216 percent in the Oct. 2 stop, according to the probable cause statement.Police said Wyhs pleaded guilty to DWIs in 1986, 1995, 2011 and 2012, all in St. Charles County Circuit Court.Four times convicted, man facing two more DWI charges


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