The day before he was to be sworn in as St. Clair County [WI] Circuit Judge, Patrick M. Young, 58, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to yield by a Belleville Police Department patrolman.
According to a Dec. 3 police report, Young -- northbound on Frank Scott Parkway in Belleville -- turned left onto Dutch Hollow Road in front of a southbound vehicle driven by Abel Muhammed, 40, of Swansea.
Muhammed, who had to be extricated from his 2006 Toyota Tundra, was treated and released from Memorial Hospital's emergency room.
According to the police report, Muhammed suffered facial lacerations and complained of a broken leg.
Young's passenger was St. Clair County Chief Judge Jan Fiss, 64, who also was set to take an oath of office the next morning after winning retention in the Nov. 7 election.
The two were returning from the St. Louis Rams game when the accident happened at 5:05 p.m., according to the police report.
Details here from the Madison County Record.