GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The suspect in a drunk driving hit-and-run crash which killed a pedestrian was ordered Friday to stand trial.
Trevor Scheel, 23, is charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, and hit & run involving death for the April 18 crash on West Mason Street which killed Roselita Helms, 73.
Two officers testified at Friday’s preliminary hearing, then Scheel was bound over to stand trial. Scheel’s arraignment is scheduled for May 22.
A defense request to reduce the $100,000 cash bond was denied.
Police responded to the crash at W. Mason Street and 16th Avenue about 1:15 p.m., after a woman was struck by a vehicle.
A witness described seeing a BMW go past him at a high rate of speed.
“(The witness) saw the car hit a female who was crossing the street, causing her to fly approximately 10 feet in the air and then strike the ground,” the complaint states. “(The witness) saw that the car did not attempt to brake, slow down, or stop before striking the woman.”
Scheel was arrested at Mason and Clay streets a short time after the crash.
“I was an alcoholic last year, almost four months being sober, and I went to the casino today and had two vodka red bulls,” the complaint quotes Scheel as saying.
A preliminary breath test revealed a blood alcohol level of .222, nearly three times the legal limit of. 08.
During the field sobriety test, Scheel repeatedly said “you got me I did it,” and later said “I killed someone.”
Helms’ husband told police his wife may have been crossing Mason Street to get to a mailbox.
