Wisconsin woman with four active warrants arrested for OWI after police pursuit, fentanyl recovered
Apr 02, 2025
(WFRV) - A 32-year-old Wisconsin woman was arrested on Monday morning after engaging officers in a police pursuit that stretched two counties.
According to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, Olyvia Couillard of Milwaukee was seen by a deputy in Columbus driving a vehicle with an equipment viol
ation around 3:39 a.m. on Monday. Couillard ignored an attempted traffic stop, thus a pursuit began.
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Couillard fled into Dane County, and after the Sun Prairie Police Department deployed deflation tools, she struck a tire deflation device, which caused at least three flat tires. She continued northbound and ignored traffic signs.
She ignored another red light and crashed into a vehicle around Highway 19. Couillard ran from the scene on foot, and a deputy quickly caught her and arrested her. The people in the struck vehicle were checked for minor injuries.
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Couillard was deemed to be impaired, and officers found fentanyl and other drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. She awaits a hearing for these charges:
Fleeing/Eluding
Resisting/Obstructing
Narcotics possession
Drug paraphernalia possession
Felony bail jumping
Two Dane County warrants
Jefferson County warrant
Columbia County warrant
1st Operating While Intoxicated
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