Sara Jo Schneider, 32, Haylee Hickle, 10, Jayna Kelley, 9, and Autum Helgeson, 10, killed in pedestrian collision with alleged hit-and-run driver Colton Treu, 21, in Lake Hallie, Wisconsin

Modified Date: 
Wed, 03/11/2020 - 11:04am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, November 3, 2018

3 Wisconsin Girl Scouts, 1 adult killed in hit-and-run crash

A western Wisconsin community is grieving the deaths of three Girl Scouts and an adult who were struck by a pickup truck while collecting trash along a rural highway.

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The grandmother of one of three Girl Scouts killed in a Wisconsin hit-and-run crash says the child dreamed of being an animator and shared a love of crafts with her mom, who also died in the accident.

Man accused in crash that killed 3 Girl Scouts, woman due in court

Treu is accused of huffing from an aerosol canister last November, then crashing his pickup truck into members of Girl Scout Troop 3055 as they were picking up litter on Highway P in Lake Hallie.

Wisconsin man pleads not guilty in fatal Girl Scouts crash

Colten Treu entered his pleas in Chippewa County Court Friday and a trial has been scheduled for January. He faces 11 charges and he pleaded not guilty to all of them.

Wisconsin man found guilty in deaths of Girl Scouts, parent

A judge found a Wisconsin man guilty Monday after he pleaded no contest in the hit-and-run deaths of three Girl Scouts and one of their mothers as they picked up trash along a rural road last year.

UPDATE: Wisconsin driver sentenced to 54 years in prison after hitting, killing 3 Girl Scouts and mother

The judge presiding over the hearing read sentences back to back Wednesday. Colten Treu, 23, received a 99-year sentence and must serve 54 of those years in prison.

Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Colton Treu
Sara Jo Schneider
Haylee Hickle
Jayna Kelley
Autum Helgeson

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