Woman arrested after allegedly driving over 100mph in 30mph zone in Vernon County

COON VALLEY, Wis. (WXOW) – A Gays Mills woman is jailed after complaints she was driving at high speeds through several Vernon County cities. 

Coon Valley Police Chief Philip Welch arrested 35-year-old Amanda McKaig on Friday during a traffic stop that turned physical when he had to stop her from driving off while she had the driver’s side door open. 

Earlier, there was a report that she was traveling at more than 100 mph in the Village of Coon Valley’s 30 mile-an-hour zone. Chief Welch made the traffic stop at that time. 

According to Chief Welch, previous drivers reported McKaig’s vehicle was driving at high speeds in both the cities of Viroqua and Westby. Drivers told authorities that the vehicle was also passing vehicles in both the right parking spaces and left oncoming lane.

Following her arrest, McKaig appeared before Vernon County Circuit Court Judge Darcy Rood on felony charges of recklessly endangering safety, attempted fleeing/eluding, misdemeanor resisting arrest, and multiple traffic citations. 

McKaig is currently in the Vernon County Jail on a $3,000 cash bond. 

A passenger in McKaig’s vehicle was released at the scene. 

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According to court records, McKaig spent time in jail and eventually was fined.

According to a press release from the Coon Valley Police Department as well as coverage by WEAU and the LaCrosse Tribune, the offending driver was identified as 35-year-old Amanda McKaig of Gays Mills.

McKaig was observed by other Vernon County residents traveling at high speeds through the cities of Viroquia, Westby, and ultimatly Coon Valley.

As the Reddit video and full video thanks to Code Blue Cam show, once McKaig drove into Coon Valley the arresting sheriff clocked her going 106 MPH in a 30 (70 MPH over the posted speed limit.)

The body cam footage of the McKaig’s arrest was not without drama, notably McKaig tried to start her Hyundai SUV in an attempt to presumably flee before the Coon Valley Sheriff stopped her from doing just that.

Coverage stopped about a week later where we learned McKaig was still in custody, having not posted bail, and was waiting her “day in court.”

Thanks to Wisconsin’s transparent and publically available court records, we know (click here to read all the court details for yourself.)

McKaig was arrested and booked on April 29 and, as I understand, finally had her bond hearing in which she was released from custody to await her trail on June 28.

McKaig essentially served two months in jail which counts towards timed served.

McKaig eventually had her day in court on seven months after her arrest on November 29, 2022 in which the following charges were laid out for her.

As you can see, three charges were dismissed and McKaig was ultimately found guilty of Resisting/Failing to stop, Resisting or obstructing an officer, and Speeding on a City Highway (between 1-10 MPH.)

McKaig was ordered to serve jail time for the first two charges, which, since she already served two months, ticked that off.

McKaig was also fined $384 of which, as of this blog post, she still has not made payments towards. Interestingly enough, literally anyone can make payments for her if anyone, for whatever reason, wanted to.

So McKaig stayed in jail for two months and has to pay a $384 fine on top of whatever her bail bond cost.