MONROE - An Oregon, Wisconsin, man who was charged with homicide after the death of a passenger in a traffic crash last May appeared in court for a preliminary hearing Monday.
Brett A. Leutenegger, 21, appeared on two Class D felony counts of homicide by the intoxicated use of a vehicle and homicide by use of a vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol content.
Leutenegger waived his preliminary hearing, and Green County judge James Beer bound the case over for trial.
Leutenegger was charged after the death of 21-year-old Dylan J. Anderson of Oregon on May 25 in the Town of Albany.
According to police reports, Leutenegger and five other people, including Anderson, were returning from a fishing excursion when Leutenegger's vehicle entered a ditch, rolling over. Other members of the party arrived at the scene to find Leutenegger and Anderson lying in the weeds nearby. The group determined that Leutenegger and Anderson were fine and drove back to Leutenegger's residence in Oregon.
Oregon police met them at the residence and cited Leutenegger for driving while intoxicated. He was transported to a local hospital.
Other members of the group drove Anderson to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival due to blunt force trauma.
Leutenegger's attorney, Christopher Van Wagner, requested an amendment to Leutenegger's bond, allowing him to handle alcoholic beverages for purposes of his job at a supermarket. Beer accepted the proposal.
Leutenegger will next appear in court April 25 for a pre-trial conference. His maximum possible sentence is 30 years in prison.
Brett A. Leutenegger, 21, appeared on two Class D felony counts of homicide by the intoxicated use of a vehicle and homicide by use of a vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol content.
Leutenegger waived his preliminary hearing, and Green County judge James Beer bound the case over for trial.
Leutenegger was charged after the death of 21-year-old Dylan J. Anderson of Oregon on May 25 in the Town of Albany.
According to police reports, Leutenegger and five other people, including Anderson, were returning from a fishing excursion when Leutenegger's vehicle entered a ditch, rolling over. Other members of the party arrived at the scene to find Leutenegger and Anderson lying in the weeds nearby. The group determined that Leutenegger and Anderson were fine and drove back to Leutenegger's residence in Oregon.
Oregon police met them at the residence and cited Leutenegger for driving while intoxicated. He was transported to a local hospital.
Other members of the group drove Anderson to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival due to blunt force trauma.
Leutenegger's attorney, Christopher Van Wagner, requested an amendment to Leutenegger's bond, allowing him to handle alcoholic beverages for purposes of his job at a supermarket. Beer accepted the proposal.
Leutenegger will next appear in court April 25 for a pre-trial conference. His maximum possible sentence is 30 years in prison.