Crime & Safety
Woman Hits Motorcycle, Charged With Second OWI
Kimberly Eden Higgins, 21, allegedly turned into oncoming traffic and continued driving until she ran into the victim.
A 21-year-old Greenfield woman is facing charges for hitting a man on a motorcycle after she drove drunk into oncoming traffic in April.
Kimberly Eden Higgins was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on Saturday with one count of second offense operating while intoxicated and causing injury, one count of operating a motor vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration and causing injury, one count of bail jumping and one count of operating a motor vehicle after revocation of her license.
If convicted, she faces up to nearly 14 years in prison and $32,500 in fines.
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According to the criminal complaint:
At 8 p.m. April 2, Higgins turned from West Bluemound Road onto North General Mitchell Boulevard, but was heading southbound in the northbound lanes of traffic. She continued to drive into traffic until she allegedly hit a man riding a motorcycle.
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The victim complained of pain and was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Police officers noticed Higgins smelled of alcohol, and had her perform field sobriety tests she then failed.
Higgins submitted to a Breathaylzer test, which revealed she had a blood alcohol level of 0.152, which is nearly twice the legal limit to drive in Wisconsin.
Higgins was convicted of her first OWI in December. She will make her initial appearance in court Thursday.
