OWI with Minor Passenger – Sauk County (February 2026)

Result: Minor Passenger Enhancer Dismissed; Case Reduced to Civil First-Offense OWI

Handled By: Attorney David K. Anderson

Summary: The client was charged in Sauk County with Operating While Intoxicated with a Minor Passenger, a criminal offense carrying mandatory jail time. Attorney Anderson challenged several issues in the case, including the basis for the initial traffic stop and the probable cause supporting the arrest. After raising these concerns with the prosecution, the minor passenger enhancer was dismissed. The case was ultimately resolved as a civil first-offense OWI, allowing the client to avoid a criminal conviction and mandatory jail sentence.

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