MONROE - Cash bond is set at $10,000 in the reckless homicide case against a Monroe man who remains hospitalized from a pickup vs. minivan crash that killed a 10-year-old Stoughton boy last week near Albany.
Trevor J. McGuire, 21, made his initial appearance in Green County Circuit Court via live video from Monroe Clinic Friday afternoon, Oct. 18. He's in custody at the hospital, with a deputy overseeing him at all times. He was alert, sitting at a table, and had no injuries obvious on video.
McGuire is charged with a Class B felony count of first-degree reckless homicide, Class D felony counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and first-degree reckless injury and Class F felony counts of injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle and first-degree recklessly endangering safety.
If convicted on all counts, he faces up to 135 years in prison.
The criminal complaint describes a gruesome accident scene Monday afternoon, Oct. 7, on Wisconsin 59 at Broughton Road, where McGuire's 1998 red GMC pickup truck collided with a minivan driven by 35-year-old Matthew I. Iverson of Stoughton.
"The entire driver's side of the minivan appeared to have been ripped open," a deputy reported.
Iverson's son, Michael T. Iverson, 10, was found partially ejected from the minivan and had no pulse. Two siblings, ages 7 and 13, survived with minor injuries.
Iverson had a fractured pelvis, back, elbow and cheekbone and broken ribs. He was released the next day from a Madison hospital but will require followup surgeries and skin grafting.
Michael died from multiple traumatic injuries, including brain injuries and severe lacerations to his internal organs.
Witnesses saw McGuire speeding and passing other vehicles before he lost control on a curve, crossed into oncoming traffic and hit Iverson's minivan, according to the complaint.
McGuire sustained non-life threatening injuries and his passenger, Michael G.V. Ladwig, 24, Monroe, had minor injuries but declined treatment.
Deputies found an opened bottle of tequila on the floor of the pickup's front passenger area and reported that both McGuire and Ladwig smelled of alcohol. McGuire's eyes were "red and glossy."
Ladwig told deputies he and McGuire were on their way back to Monroe after spending the afternoon "drinking vodka out of a flask at a warehouse in Albany, where they were loading furniture to move to their new apartment," the complaint states. The Iversons were on their way home from a volleyball game in Monroe.
Judge James Beer ordered McGuire's total bond be set at $100,000, with the stipulation that McGuire's mother co-sign. Conditions of the bond include a curfew and no drinking, bars or liquor stores.
Madison attorney Chris Van Wagner, who is representing McGuire in the case, said it's conceivable his client may end up in a treatment facility for at least 30 days in the coming months and asked to delay the next hearing in the case.
When Dec. 26 was suggested as a possible date for the preliminary hearing, Van Wagner objected. Given that the victim in the case is a child, "having a preliminary a day after Christmas seems cruel," he said.
The court settled on Dec. 3 for a pre-trial conference and Jan. 3 for the preliminary hearing.
Trevor J. McGuire, 21, made his initial appearance in Green County Circuit Court via live video from Monroe Clinic Friday afternoon, Oct. 18. He's in custody at the hospital, with a deputy overseeing him at all times. He was alert, sitting at a table, and had no injuries obvious on video.
McGuire is charged with a Class B felony count of first-degree reckless homicide, Class D felony counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and first-degree reckless injury and Class F felony counts of injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle and first-degree recklessly endangering safety.
If convicted on all counts, he faces up to 135 years in prison.
The criminal complaint describes a gruesome accident scene Monday afternoon, Oct. 7, on Wisconsin 59 at Broughton Road, where McGuire's 1998 red GMC pickup truck collided with a minivan driven by 35-year-old Matthew I. Iverson of Stoughton.
"The entire driver's side of the minivan appeared to have been ripped open," a deputy reported.
Iverson's son, Michael T. Iverson, 10, was found partially ejected from the minivan and had no pulse. Two siblings, ages 7 and 13, survived with minor injuries.
Iverson had a fractured pelvis, back, elbow and cheekbone and broken ribs. He was released the next day from a Madison hospital but will require followup surgeries and skin grafting.
Michael died from multiple traumatic injuries, including brain injuries and severe lacerations to his internal organs.
Witnesses saw McGuire speeding and passing other vehicles before he lost control on a curve, crossed into oncoming traffic and hit Iverson's minivan, according to the complaint.
McGuire sustained non-life threatening injuries and his passenger, Michael G.V. Ladwig, 24, Monroe, had minor injuries but declined treatment.
Deputies found an opened bottle of tequila on the floor of the pickup's front passenger area and reported that both McGuire and Ladwig smelled of alcohol. McGuire's eyes were "red and glossy."
Ladwig told deputies he and McGuire were on their way back to Monroe after spending the afternoon "drinking vodka out of a flask at a warehouse in Albany, where they were loading furniture to move to their new apartment," the complaint states. The Iversons were on their way home from a volleyball game in Monroe.
Judge James Beer ordered McGuire's total bond be set at $100,000, with the stipulation that McGuire's mother co-sign. Conditions of the bond include a curfew and no drinking, bars or liquor stores.
Madison attorney Chris Van Wagner, who is representing McGuire in the case, said it's conceivable his client may end up in a treatment facility for at least 30 days in the coming months and asked to delay the next hearing in the case.
When Dec. 26 was suggested as a possible date for the preliminary hearing, Van Wagner objected. Given that the victim in the case is a child, "having a preliminary a day after Christmas seems cruel," he said.
The court settled on Dec. 3 for a pre-trial conference and Jan. 3 for the preliminary hearing.