Zackery Wimber (Photo courtesy Oconto County Sheriff's Office)
OCONTO (WTAQ-WLUK) — Zackery Wimber was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison after admitting to using heroin shortly before a fatal traffic crash.
Wimber, 31, previously pleaded no contest to four counts, including homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle for the Sept. 8, 2024, crash. Six other counts were dismissed.
He was also placed on extended supervision for 11 years, court records show. Additionally, his driver’s license was revoked for five years.
According to the criminal complaint, first responders were called to a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 32 near Sparky’s Road at 5:31 p.m. in Mountain.
Wimber allegedly swerved into the path of another vehicle. There were three people in that car. A 51-year-old woman was killed. One witness estimated Wimber was travelling about 70 mph.
Other witnesses who talked to Wimber said he had items in the vehicle he couldn’t be caught with and tried to dispose of. Police located a metal box, which had heroin and cocaine inside.
Wimber told police he had used heroin before the crash.
“While standing next to Zackery and the medical staff was providing him medical attention, I overheard Zackery say “There’s a lot of drugs in my system.” Medical staff asked Zackery how much. Zackery replied by saying “You already know about the heroin.” Medical staff asked what else he consumed and he admitted to “crack cocaine”, the complaint states.
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