Man arrested for 11th OWI, speeding past school bus

By: WEAU 13 News Staff Email

Updated: Mon 1:44 PM, Mar 26, 2012

RUSK COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) -- An Altoona man has been arrested for his 11th OWI after he made a dangerous pass by a school bus in Rusk County.

58-year-old Michael Malone was arrested sometime after 3:30 Friday afternoon.

The Wisconsin State Patrol said a Bruce School District Bus Driver was stopped when she noticed Malone passing the buss and hitting a mailbox.

Troopers said Malone was later found passed out in his car and he was arrested.

Charges are pending in both Rusk and Chippewa Counties.

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