OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – An initial court appearance was made on Monday by an Oshkosh man charged in connection to a traffic crash that killed his daughter.
Court records show that 58-year-old Steven Brownell appeared by phone and a status conference is set for November 1.
Brownell faces three charges, including homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle, after an August 10 crash on Highway 45 that killed his 10-year-old daughter Kherington Brownell.
Her 13-year-old brother, Kage, was injured in the incident.
According to the criminal complaint, Brownell’s blood alcohol level was .278, which is more than three times the legal limit.
Brownell’s car left the highway, went airborne, and crashed into a cornfield, according to the criminal complaint. A witness believed Brownell’s vehicle was traveling around 100 mph.
No comments from Brownell about the incident are included in the complaint.
