Drunken driving homicide charges filed against a Chilton woman following a March 2025 crash were dismissed after the woman died, according to court records.
A 73-year-old man and a 70-year-old woman, both from the New Holstein area, died March 5, 2025, after their car was struck head-on by another vehicle traveling the wrong way on State 57 near Shady Lane in the Town of Charleston, according to a criminal complaint.
Vicky Fesing, 59, of Chilton, was charged Aug. 13, 2025, with two counts each of homicide by the intoxicated use of a vehicle and homicide by the use of a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration in connection to the crash.
Fesing was driving the car that crashed head-on with the New Holstein couple and her blood alcohol content at the time was 0.171%, the complaint said. The legal limit is 0.08%.
The charges against Fesing were dismissed June 1, according to court records. The state moved to dismiss the charges after Fesing died, according to the motion.
Vivian Barrett is the public safety reporter for the Green Bay Press-Gazette. You can reach her at vmbarrett@usatodayco.com or (920) 431-8314.
This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Drunken driving homicide charges dropped after Chilton defendant’s death
Reporting by Vivian Barrett, Green Bay Press-Gazette / Appleton Post-Crescent
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