Platteville Man Arrested For 9th OWI

A traffic complaint has resulted in a Platteville Man being arrested for his 9th Offense Drunk Driving.  Authorities were notified about 10-30 pm Saturday Night of a vehicle being driven in a reckless manner and stopping in the lane of traffic. 71 year old Eldon Holt was located on Southwest Road and a traffic stop was made on Classic Lane. Holt admitted to drinking prior to the traffic stop. The Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy learned Holt had eight prior convictions for drunk driving and had a 0.2 restriction on his license, which had been revoked. He also failed to install an Ignition interlock device. The Platteville Police Department assisted at the scene.