Wrong way driver complaint leads to OWI arrest
The vehicle in question narrowly avoided a head on collision with a Lancaster ambulance carrying EMS and law enforcement personnel returning from an out of county transport.
Aug 19, 2025, 6:13 PM CST
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IOWA COUNTY, Wis (WRCO / WRCE) – Early Monday morning around 12:15a, the Iowa County Communications Center received a report of a wrong way driver on US Highway 18 near County Road XX in Eden Township.
The vehicle in question narrowly avoided a head on collision with a Lancaster ambulance carrying EMS and law enforcement personnel returning from an out of county transport.
Iowa County Sheriff’s Office deputies located the vehicle in the Village of Cobb and made contact with the driver.
As a result of this contact, Elias Gonzalez Tolentino, 24 of Highland, was arrested for OWI 1st offense, Possession of Open Intoxicants in a Motor Vehicle, and Operating without a Valid License for the second time in three years. He was transported to the Iowa County Jail where he was booked and later released after posting bond.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at joann.krulatz@civicmedia.us.
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