By: Derek Hawkins//March 13, 2019//
WI Court of Appeals – District II
Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Michael R. Pace
Case No.: 2018AP1428
Officials: NEUBAUER, C.J.
Focus: OWI – Probably Cause
Michael R. Pace appeals from an order determining that his refusal to submit to a chemical test for blood alcohol content was unlawful. He asserts there was no probable cause to arrest him for operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant (OWI), thereby making his refusal lawful. We disagree and affirm, as the totality of the circumstances— excessive speed, lane deviation, red, bloodshot eyes, odor of alcohol, and failure to pass field sobriety tests—established probable cause to arrest for OWI.