Speeding Leads to Third OWI With Minors in the Car

Leah Kay Mickelson, 25 years of age, from Eau Claire has been arrested by the Wisconsin State
Patrol Eau Claire Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 3rd offense, with two
children in the vehicle under the age of 16.
A Trooper with the Wisconsin State Patrol stopped a vehicle for speeding, traveling 93 m.p.h. in a
70 m.p.h. zone on I-94 at mile post 41, near Menomonie. The Trooper observed that the driver,
Leah Mickelson, showed signs of impairment. A subsequent investigation, including standardized
field sobriety testing, showed that Ms. Mickelson was operating a motor vehicle while under the
influence of an intoxicant. She was subsequently arrested and charged with operating a vehicle
under the influence of an intoxicant – 3rd offense while having passengers under 16 years old. The
two minor passengers were turned over to the care of a responsible adult. Ms. Mickelson was
transported to a local hospital for an evidentiary chemical test of her blood and then turned over to
the Dunn Co. Jail. Ms. Mickelson was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence of an
intoxicant – 3rd offense while having passengers under 16 years old and operating a vehicle with a
revoked drivers license.
“Pursuant to the direction of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as found in Supreme Court Rule 20:3.6,
Trial Publicly, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is
presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.”