October 27, 2025 – Waukesha Co., Wi – On October 26, 2025, at 4:29 p.m. Ryad Elmahdi, 24, from Milwaukee has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Waukesha Post for driving a motor vehicle under the influence, 1st offense, with four children in the vehicle under the age of 16.
A Wisconsin State Patrol Trooper initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for 107-mph in a 70-mph zone on I-41 near County Line Road in Waukesha County. Inside the vehicle were five passengers, four minors and one adult. While speaking to the driver, the Trooper detected indicators of impairment related to drug use and conducted standard field sobriety tests.
The driver was subsequently arrested and taken to an area hospital for a legal blood draw.
Elmahdi was then transported to the Waukesha County Jail and is being charged with: operating while under the influence 1st with a passenger under 16, possession of THC, reckless driving endangering safety 2nd offense, operating while suspended, operating without insurance, and a child safety restraint violation.
The adult passenger in the vehicle was also arrested and charged with obstructing a police officer, and three separate warrants.
The Germantown Police Department assisted the Wisconsin State Patrol on scene.
“Pursuant to the direction of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, as found in Supreme Court Rule 20:3.6, Trial Publicly, you are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.”
