Scott Farmer appears before Waupaca County court via Zoom, January 23, 2024. PC: Fox 11 Online
WAUPACA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The man convicted in a drunk driving crash that killed four siblings in Weyauwega will spend nearly four decades behind bars.
Scott Farmer, 48, was sentenced Friday to a total of 37 1/2 years in prison, followed by 21 1/2 years on extended supervision.
In August, Farmer, of Neenah, pleaded no contest to four counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle for the Dec. 16 crash that took the lives of the Gonzalez siblings: Daniel, 25; Fabian, 23; Lilian, 14; and Daniela, 9.
They are the children of Pastor Kurt Schilling and his wife, Paulina. He is the pastor at Emmaus Lutheran Church, Waupaca.
A judge also found Farmer guilty of his fifth operating while intoxicated offense.
Ahead of Farmer’s sentencing hearing, dozens of letters have been submitted to the court — some in support of Farmer and others on behalf of the Gonzalez family.
According to the criminal complaint, police were called to a report of a wrong-way driver on Highway 10, near County X, in Weyauwega. The crash happened at about 9:15 p.m.
Farmer’s truck was travelling westbound in the eastbound lane, and crashed into the other vehicle. A medic told police there was a large bottle of vodka by Farmer.
According to an amended criminal complaint, a blood test revealed Farmer’s BAC was .346. The legal limit for driving in most cases is .08. Because Farmer had previous convictions for drunken driving, his legal limit was .02.
Farmer was previously convicted of drunk driving for offenses on Oct. 6, 1999, Sept. 18, 2001, Nov. 29, 2006, and Dec. 18, 2019. His driver’s license was revoked at the time of this crash.
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