October 3, 2018 at 4:38 p.m.
Not guilty pleas entered in Three Lakes vehicular homicide case
Not guilty pleas entered in Three Lakes vehicular homicide case
By River News Staff-
Eric LaBahn appeared in Oneida County Circuit Court Monday morning via telephone to enter not guilty pleas to one count of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and one count of homicide by use of a vehicle with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration (PAC).
According to the criminal complaint, police were called to Military Road in Three Lakes just after 1 a.m. June 10 after a vehicle operated by LaBahn struck a tree while swerving to avoid a deer. LaBahn's passenger, Austin L. Lockwood, was pronounced dead at the scene. Open intoxicants were found inside the vehicle, the complaint states.
LaBahn, who had a gash over his eye and complained of back problems, was transported to Eagle River Hospital where he refused a blood draw. A warrant was obtained and samples were drawn before he was airlifted to Wausau for further treatment, the complaint states.
According to testimony at the preliminary hearing, the lab reported LaBahn's blood alcohol level was .117.
The first officer on scene also reported noticing signs that led him to believe LaBahn was intoxicated.
"His speech was slurred and slowed and also there was an odor of intoxicant as we spoke," the officer testified at the preliminary hearing.
LaBahn is free on a $10,000 surety bond.
If convicted of the class D felony, he faces up to 25 years in prison and a fine of up to $100,000.
A pretrial conference in this case is set for 3 p.m. Dec. 18.
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