A Milwaukee man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a hit-and-run crash that killed two sisters and left their cousin badly injured as they were leaving a playground.
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Lengthy sentence in hit-and-run that severely injured couple
A teenager accused of running over a couple outside a grocery store in Racine County and then fleeing has been sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison.
Read More »Milwaukee teen sentenced for crash that hurt 2 officers
A 19-year-old Milwaukee man will spend nearly 10 months in prison for a hit-and-run crash that injured two police officers last year.
Read More »Appeal rejected in death of 2 motorcyclists
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a man convicted in a crash that killed two motorcyclists.
Read More »5 years in prison for fatal hit-run crash
A driver who killed a man in a drunken driving crash and left the scene in Waupaca County has been sentenced to five years in prison.
Read More »Superior man sentenced for fatal hit-and-run in Duluth
A Superior, Wis., man convicted of criminal vehicular homicide in a fatal hit-and-run in Duluth, Minn., has been sentenced to prison.
Read More »Milwaukee man charged in fatal hit-and-run
A man charged with killing a 5-year-old girl crossing a Milwaukee street with her mother told authorities the child ran out in front of his vehicle, he panicked and drove away.
Read More »Man sentenced in 2015 hit-run that killed cyclist
A Menomonee Falls man has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist last year.
Read More »Man charged with striking, killing bicyclist, then leaving
A criminal complaint says witnesses told investigators a pickup truck was being driven erratically before it struck and killed a bicyclist in Dane County.
Read More »Charges: Milwaukee father took blame for son’s fatal hit-run (UPDATE)
A judge on Monday vacated the sentence of a Milwaukee man who spent more than a year in prison before admitting he took the blame for a fatal hit-and-run to protect his son.
Read More »Prosecutors charge man in fatal hit-and-run
Prosecutors have charged a Racine man in a fatal hit-and-run on Christmas night.
Read More »10 years in prison for hit-and-run fatality
A Beloit man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 21-year-old woman in Rock County.
Read More »20 years for hit-and-run crash that killed 2
An Illinois man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a hit-and-run crash that killed two motorcyclists in southern Wisconsin.
Read More »No additional jail in hit-and-run death
A Door County man won't spend any more time in jail for a fatal hit-and-run crash.
Read More »Man takes plea deal before retrial in ’11 hit-run
A Door County man has entered a plea deal after winning a new trial in the hit-and-run death of a man in a wheelchair.
Read More »Girl, 13, charged in fatal Milwaukee hit-and-run
Prosecutors have charged a 13-year-old girl in a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Milwaukee earlier this month.
Read More »Man convicted in hit-and-run gets 10 years
A Door County man convicted of causing the hit-and-run death of a man in a wheelchair has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Read More »Teen in fatal festival crash reaches plea deal
A Sheboygan teenager accused in a fatal hit-and-run drunken driving crash has reached a plea agreement.
Read More »Wis. attorney loses license for one year
The Wisconsin Supreme Court this week suspended the license of attorney Eric Forstrom for one year in a reciprocal discipline.
Read More »Racine man gets 5 years for fatal hit-and-run
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A Racine man convicted in the hit-and-run death of another man has been sentenced to five years in prison. Prosecutors say 35-year-old Terrence D. Jammerson was intoxicated when the pickup truck he was driving in April struck 46-year-old David Leimbach. A Racine Journal Times report says the victim died of his injuries a short time later. ...
Read More »Prosecutor: Suspect hit wrong man in fatal hit-run
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors say a Wisconsin man mowed down in an act of revenge near the University of Minnesota was actually not the suspect’s intended target. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that prosecutors now say 23-year-old Benjamin Van Handel of Appleton was killed April 15 in a case of mistaken identity. Authorities had initially said 29-year-old Timothy Bakdash ...
Read More »Waupaca man get 2 years for perjury in homicide case
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A Waupaca man has been sentenced to two years behind bars for perjury in a homicide case. A jury last month found Walter Engel guilty of making false statements under oath during a John Doe proceeding into the circumstances surrounding the death of Kevin McCoy. Rory Kuenzi was found guilty of fatal hit-and-run and vehicular homicide ...
Read More »Man makes 1st appearance in fatal hit-and-run
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Timothy Bakdash’s court appearance lasted just a few minutes Tuesday. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports the judge kept his bail at $1 million. A complaint alleges Bakdash told a witness he had “no remorse” for the April 15 crash that killed 23-year-old Benjamin Van Handel of Appleton. Police say the hit-and-run stemmed from an argument Bakdash ...
Read More »2010AP1553-CR State v. Cain
Hit-and-Run Probable cause Arthur Cain appeals judgments convicting him of two counts of disorderly conduct, one count of operating a motor vehicle after revocation (OAR), and fifth offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI). Cain contends that: (1) police lacked probable cause to arrest him for disorderly conduct in his residence, requiring suppression of the evidence obtained following his ...
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