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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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