The 17-year-old boy who was charged with intoxicated driving in a crash that killed two of his friends was found at a house party and admitted he had been drinking.

Eau Claire County District Attorney Rich White says David O. Jacobson was arrested in Eau Claire on Monday after he was found drinking at a house party at 444 Garfield Avenue. According to court documents, Jacobson was found hiding behind a couch and admitted he had been drinking and knew it was wrong.

The sister of one of the two men killed in the crash saw Jacobson drinking at the party and called police. The criminal complaint says she saw Jacobson drinking beer and playing beer pong. Micha Hiatt called police and told them that Jacobson had been charged with homicide for her brother’s death and that Jacobson was drinking and out past 10 p.m.

Officers got to the house and found Jacobson hiding behind a couch. A preliminary breath test showed Jacobson’s alcohol concentration at 0.112 percent. Investigators say Jacobson told officers he knew he wasn’t allowed to drink alcohol or be out after 10 p.m.

CLICK HERE to read the criminal complaint for the new felony bail jumping charge.
CLICK HERE to read the original criminal complaint for the fatal crash.

In August, Jacobson was charged with four felony counts after the fatal crash south of Eau Claire. Jacobson was charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle, injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle, and reckless driving causing great bodily harm.

The Eau Claire County Sheriff's Department says Jacobson was going between 90 and 100 miles an hour when he came over a hill on Hickory Road south of Eau Claire. Jacobson told deputies he lost control and hit a bunch of trees before rolling his car. He also told them he had been drinking.
19-year-old Michael Hiatt was a passenger in the car and was pronounced dead at the scene. Family members say another passenger, 23-year-old Shawn Loescher from Eau Claire, had been on life support at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester since the crash August 25. Loescher mother Susan Whiticker says he was taken off life support and died at 11:15 a.m. on September 5.

After the original four felony charges, Jacobson was not allowed to drink alcohol, be in bars or taverns, or drive and had to obey a 10 p.m. curfew.

Now Jacobson faces new charges of felony bail jumping and underage drinking. He is being held in the Eau Claire County Jail on a $25,000 cash bond.

The sheriff's department says it looked like Jacobson was trying to 'jump hills' with his car when he crashed killing his friend and seriously injuring another.

Classmates say Jacobson and Hiatt were close friends and good guys. Both of them were National Guard members and had just returned from basic training.

Hiatt graduated from Osseo-Fairchild High School a year ago. Jacobson is a senior there this year. But Sgt. Carl Duncan says one bad decision changed both their lives forever.

"Sometimes drivers and passengers make poor choices and sometimes those poor choices lead to tragic consequences. They had their whole lives ahead of them, but it only takes one time," says Sgt. Carl Duncan with the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Department.

Sgt. Duncan says Jacobson was going between 90 and 100 miles an hour when he came over a hill on Hickory Road, south of Eau Claire. He says Jacobson told them he lost control and hit a bunch of trees before rolling his car.

"Mike was a real good person and student. We enjoyed him here. He was known as a good basketball player and a good friend. We're saddened by the news and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends," says Dr. Kerry Jacobson, superintendent of Osseo-Fairchild schools.
Jacobson was released from jail on the original charges on a $5000 cash bond. Jacobson was treated and released from Sacred Heart Hospital the night of the crash.

Jacobson, who was in basic training for the Army National Guard in Georgia, is a senior at Osseo-Fairchild High School this year.