ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Authorities are seeking more information from witnesses regarding the events leading up to an Ashwaubenon crash that killed a 17-year-old girl and injured her father.
Douglas Proehl, 69, is charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle, and operating while intoxicated causing injury for the Jan. 30 crash at Lombardi Avenue and Holmgren Way.
According to the criminal complaint, “PROEHL stated that he was with his wife at a restaurant somewhere on Main Street. When PROEHL was asked which restaurant, he started to mumble even worse and seemed to become confused, as if he was searching for an answer. PROEHL was asked if he knew what time he was with his wife and he stated that he did not even know what time it was now. PROEHL stated that the beers that he had were regular tall beers.”
Ashwaubenon Public Safety is looking for information from witnesses regarding where Proehl was coming from before the crash.
After allegedly causing the crash which killed Chloe Bishop, 17, and injured her father, Danny, Proehl was taken to Ashwaubenon Public Safety garage a few blocks away for the field sobriety tests. Officers detected several signs of intoxication, according to the complaint.
“The last test conducted was the One Leg Stand Test. Douglas became more boisterous and said, “I don’t really give a (expletive). Let’s knock off the (expletive). If you feel as though I’m incapable of driving, let’s do it now.” Douglas mentioned that he wanted to talk to a lawyer and refused to complete the One Leg Stand Test,” the complaint states. He was then arrested.
At the hospital, he refused to allow a blood draw, so a warrant was issued and it was completed. No results are cited in the complaint.
Proehl had a previous OWI conviction in 1992 in Florida, according to authorities. That’s on top of an unresolved 2022 OWI case in Wisconsin that we have previously reported.
A GoFundMe account was established to help the Bishop family.
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