A roadside memorial for Maureen Mengelt, who was killed by a drunken driver, will be allowed to stay in its current location in Sun Prairie, according to Kevin Mengelt, Maureen Mengelt's husband.
Kevin Mengelt walked into a meeting with Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials hoping a compromise could be worked out to keep his wife's memorial in the place where she died. He walked out of that meeting believing a compromise was never a possibility.
More than 2,900 members of the community are hoping their voice are heard through an online petition calling for the memorial to remain.
A family has filed a civil suit against Bruce Burnside, a man convicted of hitting and killing Maureen Mengelt.
The former Lutheran bishop charged in a deadly hit-and-run drunken driving crash pleaded guilty to two charges in court Tuesday, including a felony. The outcome is one the victim's family still does not agree with.
The Dane County District Attorney is addressing concerns over a plea deal for an alleged drunken driver after a victim's family called the deal a failure.
A former Lutheran bishop accused of killing a Sun Prairie woman with his car will enter a guilty plea next week. But the plea deal is for one felony charge, rather than the four felonies he was originally facing.
Funeral services were held on Saturday for Maureen Mengelt.
A Lutheran bishop who police say was intoxicated when he struck and killed a Sun Prairie woman with his vehicle Sunday has been released and has entered treatment.
