(Hubbard) An Iron Ridge man charged with his 8th Operating While Under the Influence offense is heading to trial. Dennis Grosenick waved his right to a preliminary hearing this week on charges stemming from an incident on November 11th.
A sheriff’s deputy responded to the township of Hubbard just after 8pm for a report of a man passed out in a vehicle parked in the middle of the roadway. According to the complaint, it was running and the brake lights were on. A deputy put the vehicle in park and noticed a strong odor of intoxicants.
The driver, reportedly identified as Grosenick, had slurred speech and appeared confused. He allegedly refused a field sobriety test as well as a preliminary breath test and was taken into custody for OWI.
Authorities say when they searched the vehicle, they found an open bottle of liquor that was three-quarters full. Grosenick did perform a breath test at the jail which reportedly returned a reading of point-one-five-five (.155). The 72-year-old has OWI convictions dating back to 1994 to as recent as 2012.
If convicted, Grosenick faces up to 12 years in prison. An arraignment hearing is scheduled for December 26th.
