Scott Farmer appears before Waupaca County court via Zoom, January 23, 2024. PC: Fox 11 Online
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Scott Farmer was convicted Wednesday for the Waupaca County drunk driving crash which killed four siblings.
Farmer, 48, pleaded no contest to five counts: four counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle, and one of fifth offense operating while intoxicated for the Dec. 16 crash in Weyauwega. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 22. Two criminal counts and four traffic citations were dismissed.
The four victims are members of the Gonzalez family: Daniela, 9; Lilian, 14; Fabian, 23; and Daniel, 25. They are the children of Pastor Kurt Schilling and his wife, Paulina. He is the pastor at Emmaus Lutheran Church, Waupaca.
According to the criminal complaint, police were called to a report of a wrong-way driver on Highway 10, near County X, in Weyauwega. The crash happened at about 9:15 p.m.
Farmer’s truck was travelling westbound in the eastbound lane, and crashed into the other vehicle. A medic told police there was a large bottle of vodka by Farmer.
According to an amended criminal complaint, a blood test revealed Farmer’s BAC was .346. The legal limit for driving in most cases is .08. Because Farmer had previous convictions for drunken driving, his legal limit was .02.
Farmer was previously convicted of drunk driving for offenses on Oct. 6, 1999, Sept. 18, 2001, Nov. 29, 2006, and Dec. 18, 2019. His driver’s license was revoked at the time of this crash.
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