Wife of Douglas County sheriff pleads no contest to operating while intoxicated

Oct. 16—SUPERIOR — The wife of Douglas County Sheriff Matt Izzard, Lindsay Marie Izzard, 45, of Foxboro, pleaded no contest to an ordinance violation of first-offense operating while intoxicated.

Izzard had her driver's license revoked for seven months after making the plea on Oct. 3 in Douglas County Circuit Court. She must also pay a fine and have an alcohol assessment, according to online court records. A second ordinance violation of first-offense operating with a prohibited alcohol concentration was dismissed.

The traffic citations were issued to Izzard in connection with an Aug. 17 crash on the 2200 block of East Sixth Street behind the Lake Superior Community Health Center. The vehicle Izzard was driving struck a parked vehicle and flipped over, landing on its roof, according to the crash report from the Superior Police Department.

The parked vehicle sustained significant damage in the crash, which was reported at 10:03 p.m. Aug. 17.

Izzard was wearing a seat belt and did not need medical treatment.

The report said Izzard admitted to drinking and consented to field sobriety testing, which was completed by a member of the Wisconsin State Patrol.