Trevor Scheel leaves a Brown County courtroom Jan. 4, 2024. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A plea bargain is being proposed for a man who was allegedly driving drunk when he hit and killed a 73-year-old woman crossing the street in Green Bay.
Trevor Scheel, 23, is charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, along with hit and run involving death, for the April 18 crash on W. Mason Street that killed Roselita Helms.
During a court hearing Thursday, Scheel’s attorney acknowledged he had received a proposed plea deal from prosecutors, but needed to discuss it further with his client as well as the prosecution.
Attorney Shane Brabazon said he was confident the case could be resolved. A plea hearing was set for Jan. 25.
Brabazon did not release details of the offer in court.
During the police investigation of the crash, A witness described seeing a BMW go past him at a high rate of speed.
“(The witness) saw the car hit a female who was crossing the street, causing her to fly approximately 10 feet in the air and then strike the ground,” the complaint states. “(The witness) saw that the car did not attempt to brake, slow down, or stop before striking the woman.”
Scheel was arrested at Mason and Clay streets a short time after the crash.
“I was an alcoholic last year, almost four months being sober, and I went to the casino today and had two vodka red bulls,” the complaint quotes Scheel as saying.
A preliminary breath test revealed a blood alcohol level of .222, nearly three times the legal limit of. 08.
During the field sobriety test, Scheel repeatedly said “you got me I did it,” and later said “I killed someone.”
Helms’ husband told police his wife may have been crossing Mason Street to get to a mailbox.
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