MADISON, Wis. -
A criminal complaint has been filed against a Lutheran bishop who police say was intoxicated when he struck and killed a Sun Prairie woman with his vehicle Sunday.



Police said Bruce Burnside, 59, hit Maureen Mengelt, 52, on the northbound off-ramp of Hwy. 151 near Windsor Street, just before 3 p.m.
A Dane County judge Wednesday ordered Burnside held on $150,000 cash bail for three of the four charges against him. He's charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, hit-and-run resulting in death, homicide by negligent use of a vehicle and hit-and-run of an attended vehicle.
Emergency crews took Mengelt to St. Mary's Hospital in Sun Prairie, where she later died. The criminal complaint states Mengelt suffered multiple rib fractures and a broken pelvis.
Back at the scene of the accident, Burnside left a trail of debris -- including a downed traffic light -- while trying to get away from the crash, according to police.
Police found Burnside in his heavily-damaged Honda at a gas station about a block away from the scene of the accident. Burnside denied using drugs or alcohol to an officer at the scene, according to the complaint. The complaint states Burnside took a breath test showing a blood alcohol level of 0.128.


Maureen Mengelt
A video taken at a restaurant near the crash scene shows a vehicle speeding down the off-ramp, the collision and the vehicle leaving the scene, according to the complaint.
Burnside is a bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He oversees 145 congregations in a 13-county area.
Burnside's assistant, Rev. Blake Rohrer, confirmed Wednesday Burnside remains the elected bishop of the synod.