A Waukesha physical education teacher who caused a crash, then showed up to work at a middle school while intoxicated, is heading to prison. On Monday, Randall Villarreal was ordered to serve 14 months behind bars, followed by two years of extended supervision, after a jury convicted him of OWI causing injury. Prosecutors and the judge sharply criticized his decision to drive and then report to a school where he was responsible for children.
Crash, school arrest and sobriety tests
As reported by FOX6 News Milwaukee, officers were called to East Main Street in January 2025 after a driver reported being rear-ended. Investigators say Villarreal left the scene and later drove to the Waukesha S.T.E.M. - Saratoga Campus, where he was on duty as a gym teacher. Police met him at the school and administered four field sobriety tests in the gym. Prosecutors say he failed every one of them and blew a breath-alcohol reading in the high .30s, roughly five times the legal limit. At an early hearing, a court commissioner said he was amazed Villarreal was still alive, noting that "you could be dead at a 0.40."
Guilty verdict and sentence
According to FOX6 News Milwaukee, a jury convicted Villarreal in May of OWI causing injury, and Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Aprahamian handed down the 14-month prison term plus two years of extended supervision. From the bench, the judge told him, "You tried to get out of this by lying," while prosecutors argued that his conduct betrayed the trust placed in educators. As a condition of his extended supervision, Villarreal must remain sober. He told the court he has completed a treatment program and "hasn't had a drink in more than 500 days."
Legal context and standard penalties
Per the Third Judicial District OWI/PAC sentencing guidelines, crashes that cause injury and involve very high blood-alcohol levels are aggravating factors that often lead judges to impose incarceration, ignition-interlock requirements and extended supervision. The guidelines outline penalty ranges and note that extended supervision frequently includes sobriety and treatment conditions and can lengthen license revocation periods. That framework helps explain why prosecutors pushed for prison time in a case involving an injured motorist and a school employee.
School and community
The Saratoga Campus of the Waukesha STEM Academy, listed on the district site at Waukesha STEM Academy — Saratoga Campus, is the middle school campus where officers carried out the sobriety tests. The school’s website offers contact information and program details for families. Villarreal’s sentence closes one chapter in a case that has raised local questions about staff conduct and the consequences when educators break the law.
