Wis. Judge Orders $715,000 Restitution from Man Who Caused Crash

January 15, 2008

A Sussex man convicted of injuring a 59-year-old woman in a drunken vehicle crash was ordered to pay more than $715,000 in restitution.

Jeffrey D. Thieme Jr., 27, was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded no contest to a felony charge of causing injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle.

A Washington County Circuit Court judge on Thursday, January 10th ordered him to pay $715,279 to the victim, Colleen De Cristofaro of Colgate, and her insurance company.

Over $500,000 of the total is to reimburse De Cristofaro’s insurance carrier for medical costs and the rest is to reimburse her for projected lost income, said Thieme

Topics Legislation

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  • January 16, 2008 at 9:08 am
    lastbat says:
    He should be glad it WAS ethanol instead of methanol - then his car would have been drunk and blind.
  • January 16, 2008 at 7:29 am
    Dave says:
    Must have been pumping E85 into his tank. 85% grain alcohol is enough to get any car drunk
  • January 15, 2008 at 2:52 am
    lastbat says:
    So how do I know when my vehicle is in a drunken condition? Do I hold the breathalyzer up to the tailpipe?

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