Jatziel Manuel Pabon Encarnacion (Fond du Lac Co. Jail)
FOND DU LAC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A man charged with hit and run for allegedly striking a woman who had been thrown from her vehicle in a separate crash moments before was ordered Friday to stand trial.
Jatziel Pabon Encarnacion, 19, faces one count of hit and run involving great bodily injury for the Dec. 31 crash in Auburn.
After testimony Friday from a police detective, Pabon Encarnacion was bound over for trial. An arraignment date was not immediately set.
According to the criminal complaint, a single-vehicle rollover crash happened on U.S. 45 near Sandy Road at about 1:30 a.m. At least four of the people were ejected from the vehicle, with two landing on the road.
While other vehicles avoided the two, Pabon Encarnacion allegedly did not, striking the two. One was struck in the head, while the other, Taya Grimes, was lodged under the vehicle and dragged for several miles.
He only faces a charge for the woman struck in the head, however, as Grimes may have been dead before being struck by Pabon Encarnacion.
Pabon Encarnacion admitted to drinking at a party before the crash, along with those injured in the first crash.
The defendant said that when he arrived at the party and began drinking, there were approximately 15-20 people in the garage. Everyone was drinking, and the defendant said he was drinking vodka and Twisted Tea. The defendant said he consumed less than one can of Twisted Tea mixed with vodka over the span of three hours. The defendant stated that an argument ensued between some people, and everyone began leaving after that. He stated that he was the last person to leave the party,” the complaint states.
“The defendant admitted that he traveled on HWY 45 and went through the crash site. The defendant said he struck an object in the road at the scene of the crash and described it as like going over a “speed bump” quickly. He stated that he thought the object rolled to the left side of his car. He said he never left the roadway. The defendant admitted that some of the damage to the Mazda was new and occurred that night after leaving the party,” the complaint states.
No charges related to the underage drinking have been filed.
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