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John Przybyla, 76, had a fish story of a defense for driving while intoxicated. He blamed his 10th DUI on his eating beer-battered fish. But would the jury buy it?

(police photo via NBC-10)

A Wisconsin man had a fish story of a defense for driving while intoxicated. He blamed the DUI on his eating beer-battered fish, according to reports by the Associated Press and the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Media.

Such was the excuse when 76-year-old John Przybyla of Friendship, Wisconsin, was picked up on his 10th drunken driving offense months ago.

He told the deputy who stopped him the reason he smelled like alcohol was because he had been at a fish fry and had eaten beer-battered fish, AP wrote.

But would the beer-battered fish story be believed by a jury?

That question was answered this week when the late 2014 case finally made it to trial.

The answer was a resounding 'no.' Or more specifically, a guilty verdict for the fish-eating drunk driver.

According to the media reports, Przybyla now faces up to 12.5 years in prison when he is sentenced.

Background:

Przybyla had a 0.062 percent blood-alcohol content. The legal limit for Wisconsin residents with three or more drunken driving convictions is 0.02 percent.