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Anderson police charged Mia Winkel after an overturned SUV, a reported 0.221 breath test, and children hurt in the crash.
WXIN, as reported by WKRC, said Mia Winkel, 31, of Anderson, was taken into custody after an Oct. 3, 2026, crash that left a black SUV overturned against a power pole with no driver inside. A juvenile in the other vehicle suffered a broken arm, and a child in her SUV suffered a broken rib. No one was killed.
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These are preliminary charges. A charge is an accusation. WXIN reported officers tracked Winkel to a home in the 2200 block of Main Street, where she could not stand without help. WKRC, citing that report, said she was held on a $50,000 bond.
WXIN reported that officers were called around 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 3 to an intersection in Anderson and found an overturned black SUV against a power pole. The driver was gone. Investigators tracked Winkel to a home in the 2200 block of Main Street. The station said she could not stand without assistance and was extremely upset. WKRC, citing WXIN, reported a breath test of 0.221. On the way to a hospital she admitted several times that the crash was her fault and asked whether anyone was dead, WXIN reported. She also told police she did not remember the crash or driving the SUV.
No one was killed. WXIN reported that a juvenile in a vehicle she crashed into suffered a broken arm, and that a child riding in the SUV suffered a broken rib. A witness told police she hit a truck, the SUV flipped into the pole, and she left on foot. The preliminary charges listed by WXIN are leaving the scene of a crash resulting in serious bodily injury, two counts of causing serious bodily injury while operating while intoxicated, and three counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily injury. WKRC reported she was held on a $50,000 bond.
The children were not named in the accounts used here, and they are not named in this story. Preliminary charges are accusations. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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