Mendota Heights Man Pleads Guilty for Alcohol-Related Crash in Wisconsin

A Mendota Heights man pleaded guilty in St. Croix County Court March 10 for a crash in June of last summer that injured four people in his own car.

Court documents state that Michael Thomas Johnson, 21, agreed to one felony count of intoxicated use of a vehicle, one misdemeanor charge of negligent operation of a vehicle, one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct, and one count of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, according to St. Croix County Circuit Court.

According to a report by the Hudson-Star Observer, Johnson’s car ran a stop sign at the intersection of Highway 12 and Highway 65 in Roberts, WI. and crashed into the vehicle of Timothy J Kazmierczak, 52, of Hammond, WI.

Kazmierczak pleaded guilty days after the crash to having a blood alcohol concentration higher than .08 but lower than .10 when the crash occurred, which is not a criminal charge in Wisconsin, but is punishable through a fine.

Out of Johnson’s 60-day jail sentence, 40 days were staid. The remainder will be served in 10-day increments each year of his probation. Johnson was assigned 40 hours of community service and must maintain absolute sobriety, among other conditions of his probation. His license will be revoked for six months, and Johnson will undergo an alcohol assessment and treatment, if assigned.