Kelton Snulligan appears in Brown County court, March 22, 2024. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – There could be another postponement of Kelton Snulligan’s trial, who allegedly caused a double-fatal, high-speed, drunk driving crash.
Kelton 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.
The trial is currently scheduled to start Aug. 25, but in a letter to court filed Friday, the defense attorneys asked for the case to be moved.
“Defense counsel is scheduled to begin jury trial in a Cook County Illinois Circuit Court matter on the same date as the trial scheduled in the captioned matter. The Illinois matter was set for trial before this case was scheduled, and the court in Illinois recently confirmed that the case will not be adjourned and will proceed as scheduled,” wrote attorneys Jason Luczak and Nicole Masnica.
The attorneys say they could accommodate an earlier trial date.
Prosecutors have not replied to the motion. The issue could be discussed at a May 2 hearing.
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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