Passenger in hit-and-run crash that killed 4 in NW WI enters plea
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CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. - The passenger in a pickup truck that struck and killed three Girl Scouts and a mother who were picking up litter along a Chippewa County highway has pleaded no contest to a charge for his role in the 2018 crash.
John Stender, 24, of Eau Claire, entered the plea Monday to aiding a felon-falsifying information. A misdemeanor charge relating to huffing from an aerosol can was dismissed.
Stender was charged for failing to assist law enforcement following the crash and not returning to the scene after he left it with Colten Treu, the driver, the Star Tribune reported.
Passenger in hit-and-run crash that killed 4 enters plea
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Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
CHIPPEWA FALLS â A Chippewa County judge rejected Colten R. Treu s request Wednesday to withdraw his pleas for causing a crash in November 2018 that killed three Girl Scouts and a mother.
Judge James Isaacson sentenced Colten R. Treu in March 2020 to serve 54 years in prison, after Treu had pleaded no contest to four counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and one count of hit and run, causing great bodily harm.
Treu, 24, of Chippewa Falls filed a request in January to withdraw his pleas in the matter.
Treuâs new attorney is Dennis Schertz of Hudson, who contends that Treu s original attorneys erroneously advised him that he could still appeal his denied request for a change of venue, even after entering a plea.
2020: Year in Review
Sgt. Mitch Corley recently introduced the department’s newest K9 to the community.
By LEANN COCHRAN
Staff Writer
As we look back over the past year, it could be said that no one expected what 2020 handed us. January 2020 seems almost a distant memory of when life was easier. Masks were not required to enter a grocery store or restaurant, New Year’s Eve parties were held without hesitation, and Times Square was full of people anxiously awaiting the start of a brand new year.
2020 was full of twists and turns, but we as a community have learned to handle those curves with ease. We were forced to slow down. More home-cooked family meals were shared in 2020. Students began Summer break a few months early. Those individuals who were able stepped up to help high-risk neighbors, family, and friends by shopping and delivering groceries and necessities right to their doorsteps.