Photo courtesy Mauston Police Department

MAUSTON, Wis. - A suspected drunken driver in Mauston drove on a tireless wheel for more than 9 miles last week, police said.

Mauston police were sent to a residence Wednesday where a woman, who appeared to be intoxicated, was knocking on doors asking for a ride, according to a release.

The officers found a vehicle on Water Street that was missing a tire on the passenger side and talked with the driver, 24-year-old Amanda Little, of Mauston.

Officers said Little smelled of alcohol and had red, glassy, bloodshot eyes.

Investigators said the vehicle's rim was sunken into the dirt and there was fresh dirt on the guardrail, indicating that Little tried to move the vehicle by accelerating.

An officer found a groove in the pavement that perfectly lined up with the front passenger side wheel, according to release. The officer said the groove was 9.3 miles long, which means Little drove without a tire for over 9 miles.

Officers found two unopened beer bottles, three unopened shot-size liquor bottles and a clear plastic bag with 7.1 grams of marijuana and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.

Little faces tentative charges of second-offense operating while intoxicated, bail jumping, possession of THC and possession of drug paraphernalia.