
A Town of Beloit officer will be taking a couple weeks for recovery after the squad car he was in was side-swiped by a drunk driving suspect. Beloit police say they were chasing the suspect north on Riverside Drive just after midnight Friday when his vehicle hit the Town of Beloit officer’s squad and overturned. Both were taken to the hospital for minor injuries. Beloit police say 34-year-old Sean R. Schmelzer of Brodhead was arrested on a charge of Operating While Intoxicated 2nd Offense, OWI Causing Injury, Fleeing, and Recklessly Endangering Safety.