Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen Cited for DUI in Belgrade
GALLATIN COUNTY, MONTANA, JUN 27 – Susie Hedalen faces a misdemeanor DUI charge after failing sobriety tests and refusing a breathalyzer following a speeding stop, police said.
- Susie Hedalen, who serves as Montana’s chief education officer, was taken into custody for suspected DUI in Belgrade early on June 22, 2025.
- Belgrade police pulled Hedalen over for speeding and nearly cutting off vehicles after seeing her car go 50 mph in a 35 mph zone.
- Hedalen failed a sobriety test, refused a breathalyzer, agreed to a blood test after a search warrant, and was booked before posting an $885 bond.
- Hedalen apologized for her "lapse in judgment that led to this incident" and thanked Belgrade Police for their professionalism in a statement emailed June 27.
- A preliminary hearing is set for July 8, 2025, at the municipal court in Belgrade, and this event does not impact Hedalen’s position as Montana’s superintendent, a role she assumed following her 2024 election.
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Daily Montanan
Hedalen cited for DUI, apologizes for ‘lapse in judgment’
Lights from a police cruiser (Photo by Edward Kimmel via Flickr | CC-BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons). Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen was cited this week in Belgrade for driving under the influence of alcohol. Hedalen, serving in her first term as head of the Office of Public Instruction, has not yet appeared in Belgrade Municipal Court to enter a plea. Lee Enterprises first reported the citation, a misdemeanor. In …
The Billings Gazette
Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Susie Hedalen cited for DUI in Belgrade
A Belgrade police officer witnessed her speeding and wrote in his affidavit that when making a turn she "almost cut off several vehicles that had the right of way."
Montana schools superintendent faces DUI charge
HELENA Susie Hedalen, the Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction, has been accused of driving while under the influence. Hedalen was arrested just before 1 a.m. on Sunday, June 22. The offense allegedly happened at the corner of Jackrabbit Lane and Amsterdam Road.WATCH: Montana schools superintendent faces DUI chargeAccording to court documents, police pulled over Hedalen on suspicion of speeding and cutting off other vehicles who had the …
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