Kelton Snulligan has been charged in connection with a July 21, 2023, crash in Allouez. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The Aug. 25 trial planned for Kelton Snulligan – who allegedly caused a double-fatal, high-speed, drunk driving crash – will be rescheduled, likely for Aug. 4, but the date hasn’t been finalized.
Kelton Snulligan, 23, faces 16 charges, including two charges of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle for the July 21, 2023 crash in Allouez. Trevor Hermon — a passenger in Snulligan’s car — and Luis Rios-Alvarado — who was driving the vehicle Snulligan struck — were killed in the crash, while several others were injured.
Due to scheduling conflicts, Snulligan’s attorneys asked for a new trial date. A tentative date of Aug. 4 was set, but if the witnesses aren’t available, a backup date of Sept. 29 was selected in court Friday.
The date is expected to be finalized at a hearing May 22.
Snulligan was driving on Webster Avenue in Allouez at more than 100 mph in a 30 mph zone, according to testimony at a preliminary hearing. Snulligan’s BAC was .097, higher than the legal limit – but the defense has argued that may due, at least in part, to the medical treatment at the hospital which contained alcohol.
Snulligan had been scheduled to stand trial last fall. However, in a tactical move by the prosecutors – citing scheduling conflicts for a prosecutor, witnesses, and unavailability of the parents of one of the victims – the charges were dismissed and re-filed, starting the case over from scratch.
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