Wis. woman gets 1 year for text-messaging crash - WAOW - Newsline 9, Wausau News, Weather, Sports

Wis. woman gets 1 year for text-messaging crash

Posted:
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -

A Sun Prairie woman will serve a year in prison for a fatal crash that happened after she was texting while driving.

Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke on Friday rejected recommendations of probation for 21-year-old Stephanie Kanoff. Kanoff also will serve two years of extended supervision after her prison time.

Kanoff choked up as she told the judge she is sorry for the crash.

A jury found Kanoff guilty in July of homicide by negligent driving in the death of University of Wisconsin-Madison student Dylan Ellefson. The 21-year-old was behind his disabled car when he was struck by Kanoff's minivan on Oct. 24, 2010.

Ellefson's father, Dan Ellefson, says he's satisfied with the sentence.

 

Powered by WorldNow
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2013 WorldNow and WAOW. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Persons with disabilities who need assistance with issues relating to the content of this station's public inspection file should contact Chief Engineer Russ Crass at 715-842-2251. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, at 888-835-5322 (TTY) or at fccinfo@fcc.gov.