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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Hit-and-Run Suspect Could Face Homicide Charges After Victim Dies

Dolores M. Kopacz, 82, who was hit by Kevin P. Brown in December, has died. The District Attorney is investigating whether the death is connected to injuries from the crash.

The 82-year-old Port Washington woman who was injured in December by a hit-and-run driver has died, and sentencing for the man responsible was subsequently delayed while the District Attorney investigates whether her death was related to the crash. Dolores M. Kopacz was struck by Kevin P. Brown while he was driving drunk to work on Dec. 19. Kopacz died on Saturday. Brown was found guilty of "hit and run causing great bodily harm and intoxicated use of a motor vehicle ," in June, and was scheduled to appear in court for his sentencing on Tuesday. Sentencing has been rescheduled for 3:30 p.m. Thursday. If Kopacz's injuries contributed to her death, District Attorney Adam Gerol said he could change the charges against Brown from "injury" to…

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82-Year-Old Woman Hospitalized in Hit-and-Run, Brown Guilty in Hit-and-Run Incident with Elderly Woman, and St. Mary's Congregation

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Lyssa Beyer

9:30 am on Wednesday, August 29, 2012

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

UPDATE: Woman Cited in Town of Port Crash that Injured Four

The 36-year-old mother was driving with her two children in the car when she failed to yield at a stop sign.

A 36-year-old Port Washington woman was cited in a crash that injured her children as well as a 73-year-old West Bend man. The crash occurred at 8:42 a.m. Aug. 15, according to an Ozaukee County Sheriff's blotter report. Three ambulances responded to the crash at the intersection of Highway H and Highway B, just north of the city, according to Port Police Capt. Mike Davel. The 36-year-old mother was driving one vehicle, with two passengers — her children, ages 4 and 7. The second vehicle was driven by the West Bend man. Ozaukee County Sheriff's Capt. Jeff Taylor said the injuries were not life-threatening. One of the children sustained a head injury; both children were transported from the scene by ambulance to Aurora Health Care in …

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Terry

5:25 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Ah yes, this was the wrong thread. But, it still is hard to base the discussion on visibility when the cause of the accident, according to the violation issued, was not stopping in the first place.   more ›

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