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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).
An 18-year-old from Wisconsin, who confessed to fatally hitting a marathon runner with her vehicle while intoxicated, is set to be sentenced after pleading guilty to her final criminal charge.
Addison Bowell entered a guilty plea on May 14 to a charge of hit-and-run resulting in death. This comes after she had previously admitted to three other charges related to the death of Ann Seidl, 54. According to earlier reports by Law&Crime, Seidl was jogging at 7:15 a.m. on March 29, 2025, when she was struck by Bowell’s car. At that time, Bowell was just 17 years old. The incident occurred near Bowell’s residence, and it was her mother who discovered Seidl unresponsive near their mailbox.
Upon finding Seidl, Bowell’s mother immediately called 911 and later informed authorities that her daughter had returned home intoxicated approximately an hour prior to the incident.
As detailed in a criminal complaint accessed by WQOW, an ABC affiliate, Bowell’s mother disclosed to police her daughter’s ongoing struggles with substance abuse. When confronted by officers, Bowell expressed reluctance to engage with the situation, stating she had “like 16 underages and couldn’t get another one.” She admitted to consuming a significant amount of alcohol before driving that morning, claiming ignorance and indifference about what she had hit.
Further investigation into Bowell’s phone revealed that she recorded videos of the damage to her car following the collision with Seidl. When a friend inquired about what she had struck, Bowell responded that she collided with another vehicle “so hard.”
Bowell was arrested and brought to the Dunn County Jail, where she asked if anyone had died. When she was told that Seidl had, Bowell said, “[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?”
Seidl, who left behind three sons, was an accomplished marathon runner.
Bowell pleaded guilty in January to three counts of homicide. After entering a plea on the fourth and final count of hit-and-run involving death, she now faces sentencing. Her sentencing hearing was scheduled for Oct. 8.