Zachary Ronald Schendel

On 08/03/2025 at approximately 1339 hours, Officers responded to a report of a personal injury accident near the intersection of 6th St S and 10th Ave S in Hopkins, Hennepin County. The report indicated that a motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the accident and that the driver had sustained minor injuries. Officers arrived and spoke with witnesses who reported that the driver, identified as Zachary Ronald Schendel, [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein, had spun out while making a turn on his motorcycle.

When Officers attempted to speak with Defendant, they noticed the smell of alcohol emanating from Defendant. Defendant was hesitant to speak with Officers and would not look at them in an apparent attempt to hide his eyes. Due to the injuries Defendant sustained, he was transported to HCMC. Based on the Officers’ observations, a search warrant was requested and granted for a blood draw from Defendant. Defendant agreed to the blood draw and a sample was collected and submitted to the BCA for testing.

The BCA analysis found that Defendant had an alcohol concentration of.156 per 100 milliliters of blood at the time the blood sample was collected. Defendant was convicted of a felony DWI on 10/11/2006 in court file ••-CR-••-••••. Defendant is not in custody.