MADISON (WKOW) - A driver accused of his twelfth OWI and facing a June trial in Dane County says state officials should have barred him from driving, as Sheriff's video suggests he failed a roadside sobriety test.

The video from the stop of Jeffrey Varnes, 59, of Adams, shows Varnes stumbling several times as he tries to walk a straight line under a deputy's supervision Feb. 1.

Authorities say Varnes ran a red light, smashed into a power pole and caused an outage of several hours in Albion before responding deputies contacted him.

Days after his arrest, Varnes was charged with twelfth offense operating while intoxicated. His $10,000 bail was posted hours after his court appearance. He spoke to 27 News after his jail release.

"If you have as many DUIs (driving while under the influence) as I do ... I think the state of Wisconsin shouldn't probably give a license back to somebody like me," Varnes says.

There is no provision in Wisconsin law for a forever ban on a driver's license connected to an accumulation of OWIs. Five days before Varnes crashed and was arrested in Dane County, he was ticketed in Columbia County for driving without insurance.

Varnes maintains allowing him to legally drive was only part of the problem.

"They never should have given my license back without a breathalyzer in the vehicle and I wouldn't be in this situation right now," he says.

In 2012, Varnes was sentenced to four years in prison and three years of extended supervision in connection to his 11th OWI offense in Vernon County. The completion of a treatment program allowed him to be released from prison a year early. He was discharged completely by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections in October. There was no longer any authority who could require him to use an ignition interlock device as a condition of driving.

Varnes is waiting for the prosecution's evidence to be provided to him through the legal, discovery process. The video of the traffic stop may be key to his own recollection of the alleged drunken driving episode.

"I don't remember getting behind the wheel," he says.