Kelton Snulligan appears in Brown County court, August 23, 2023. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Kelton Snulligan’s trial for allegedly causing a double-fatal, high-speed, drunk driving crash will start Sept. 29, a court ruled Thursday.
Snulligan, 23, faces 16 charges, including two charges of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle for the July 21, 2023 crash in Allouez. Trevor Hermon — a passenger in Snulligan’s car — and Luis Rios-Alvarado — who was driving the vehicle Snulligan struck — were killed in the crash, while several others were injured.
An Aug. 25 trial had been set, but had to be changed due to witness schedule conflicts. While an August date was contemplated, the Sept. 29 date was picked Thursday.
A week-long trial is planned.
Snulligan was driving on Webster Avenue in Allouez at more than 100 mph in a 30 mph zone, according to testimony at a preliminary hearing. Snulligan’s BAC was .097, higher than the legal limit – but the defense has argued that may due, at least in part, to the medical treatment at the hospital which contained alcohol.
Snulligan had been scheduled to stand trial last fall. However, in a tactical move by the prosecutors – citing scheduling conflicts for a prosecutor, witnesses, and unavailability of the parents of one of the victims – the charges were dismissed and re-filed, starting the case over from scratch.
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