Deputy arrests woman for OWI with kids in car - WKOW 27: Madison, WI Breaking News, Weather and Sports

MIILWAUKEE (WKOW) -- Authorities say a Milwaukee woman facing an operating while intoxicated charge had four children in her car. 

A Milwaukee County sheriff's deputy stopped a vehicle with suspended plates late Monday night. The deputy noted a strong smell of alcohol from the 24-year-old driver. 

The sheriff's office says a preliminary breath test found the woman had a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.26, more than three times Wisconsin's legal limit of .08 percent. 

The woman had a 26-year-old female passenger and four children, ranging in age from 2 to 8, in her car. Two were her children and two were her passenger's children. 

Authorities say the driver faces a charge of OWI with a passenger under 16 years of age, as misdemeanor. She also is being held on a probation violation.