Wednesday, March 5, 2014

3-5-14 fatal crash-sentence

A Plymouth woman will spend additional time behind bars  for causing  a fatal crash on Highway 23 east of Fond du Lac last summer.  At a sentencing hearing Wednesday in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court, Judge Dale English placed  51 year old Laurie Garcia on probation for four years with one year in the county jail.  The judge ordered a withheld sentence of three years in prison and two years extended supervision. As a condition of probation Garcia must perform 50 hours of community service each year that includes speaking to students about the dangers of inattentive driving.  The judge also made Garcia approach the victim’s family
In the courtroom and  apologize to their faces.  Garcia  was convicted of homicide by negligient operation of a motor vehicle for causing a crash that claimed the life of  Kathleen Fee of Fond du lac.  Before she was sentenced Garcia apologized to the Fee family and said if she could trade places with the victim she would

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