Carter Green (Photo courtesy Outagamie County Jail)
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Carter Green was convicted Monday of homicide by intoxicated use a vehicle after driving more than 130mph and crashing a vehicle while he had a blood alcohol level more than double the legal limit.
Green, 19, will be sentenced Dec. 22 after pleading no contest. He faces five to 25 years in the prison system.
According to the criminal complaint, emergency crews responded Oct. 4, 2025, to a crash near Richmond Street and Interstate 41 at about 1:30 a.m. One person was taken to the hospital, and later was pronounced dead. The victim’s name has not been released.
When interviewed by police, Green said he had a green light when he entered the intersection, and said he had not been drinking.
However, a passenger in Green’s car said Green had four beers at bonfire earlier in the evening, and then a non-alcoholic beer at a strip club before the crash.
The passenger said he saw the speedometer reach 130 mph after they left the bonfire, and that Green ignored his requests to slow down.
“Carter had just gotten a new turbo put in that car that day,” the passenger said.
Green failed elements of a field sobriety test, and a preliminary breath test registered a .178 BAC, more than twice the legal limit, the complaint states.
A review of traffic cameras and surveillance video resulted in speed estimates of 130 to 143 mph, and the images indicated Green would have had a red light at the time of the crash, according to the complaint.
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