{"id":47,"date":"2008-12-15T20:54:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-15T20:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wis-injury.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/wis-legislator-arrested-on-alcohol-pot-charges.html"},"modified":"2008-12-15T20:54:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-15T20:54:00","slug":"wis-legislator-arrested-on-alcohol-pot-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wis-injury.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/wis-legislator-arrested-on-alcohol-pot-charges.html","title":{"rendered":"Wis. legislator arrested on alcohol, pot charges"},"content":{"rendered":"Date: 12\/15\/2008 7:25 PM<br \/><br \/><br \/>MADISON, Wis. (AP) \u2014 A Wisconsin lawmaker was arrested on charges of drunken driving and marijuana possession after smashing his car into a highway sign and a snowbank, according to a report released Monday.<br \/><br \/>State Rep. Jeffrey Wood apologized Monday for acting irresponsibly, saying there was &#8220;no excuse for my actions.&#8221;<br \/><br \/>A truck driver reported Wood to police after watching his vehicle weave for several miles on an interstate highway. Wood&#8217;s car then went airborne and smashed into a caution sign and a snowbank before returning to the road, the report said.<br \/><br \/>He was arrested early Friday in south-central Wisconsin, far from the northwestern district he represents in Bloomer. His blood-alcohol content was nearly twice the legal limit, the report said.<br \/><br \/>Wood told WAYY radio in Eau Claire that he had no plans to step down.<br \/><br \/>He also told the station how marijuana ended up in his car: &#8220;Somebody offered me some and I took it, and for whatever stupid reason got in my car and decided to drive home.&#8221;<br \/><br \/>Wood was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 2002 as a Republican but quit the GOP this year and was re-elected as an independent.<br \/><br \/>He is due in court next month.<br \/><br \/>Copyright 2008 The Associated Press.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 12\/15\/2008 7:25 PMMADISON, Wis. (AP) \u2014 A Wisconsin lawmaker was arrested on charges of drunken driving and marijuana possession after smashing his car into a highway sign and a snowbank, according to a report released Monday.State Rep. 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