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Background: News footage of the road in Eau Claire, Wis., where Ann Seidl was killed (WQOW). Inset (left): Addison Bowell (Dunn County Sheriff”s Office). Inset (right): Ann Seidl (Hulke Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services).
A teenager from Wisconsin, who admitted guilt in a drunk driving incident that injured a local marathon runner, is still confronting additional legal charges.
Addison Bowell, now 18, is facing three charges of homicide as well as a hit-and-run charge linked to the tragic death of 54-year-old Ann Seidl. According to a criminal complaint reported by ABC affiliate WQOW, Bowell was under the influence when she fatally struck Seidl in the early morning hours of March 29, 2025. It was Bowell’s mother who discovered Seidl lying near a mailbox as she was leaving for work, prompting her to immediately call 911.
Reports indicate that Bowell’s mother informed law enforcement that her daughter, then 17, had returned home intoxicated just an hour before the incident.
Seidl, a dedicated marathon runner, was on her regular morning jog when she was killed, leaving behind three sons. She was highly regarded in her community for her athletic achievements.
In discussions with the police, Bowell’s mother expressed her frustration, explaining that her daughter persistently engaged in heavy drinking and marijuana use despite attempts to get her help through counseling and military camp programs. When confronted at home by police, Bowell reportedly expressed her reluctance to face the situation, mentioning she had accumulated multiple underage drinking offenses and was apprehensive about receiving another one.
Bowell told police that “I drank a lot” before getting into her vehicle that morning and that she did not know what she hit and did not care. She blew 0.114 on a preliminary breath test and failed multiple sobriety tests, police said.
Police noted that a search of Bowell’s phone revealed videos that she took of the damage to her car, which she sent to her friends. Her friends asked Bowell what she hit, to which she responded that she hit another car “so hard.”
While in custody at the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Bowell said that she realized she hit something with her car after hearing a thud. She did not stop to see what she hit and told police she was on her phone at the time and not paying attention to the road.
Bowell asked if someone had died as a result of her actions and they confirmed that Seidl did die. Bowell’s response was, “[W]ho walks on the road at 3 in the morning?… like… bro.” She also asked, “[S]o, am I going to get out or not?”
On Thursday, Bowell pleaded guilty to the three homicide charges, which all cited her intoxication at the time of the incident. She is scheduled to go on trial for the hit-and-run charge in June. WQOW reported that sentencing for the three homicide charges will likely be scheduled after the fourth charge is resolved.
Bowell remains in the Dunn County Jail without bond.