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State Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of Crawford County drunk-driving death

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6 years ago

June 18, 2019

A former Prairie du Chien man serving prison time for a fatal traffic accident will not get a hearing from the state Supreme Court.

William Hampton lost an appeal of his drunk-driving conviction, which he claims resulted from jury prejudice.

Hampton’s wife Renee died days after being hurt in the St. Patrick’s Day 2016 crash on Highway 18 in Crawford County.

Hampton, now two years into a five-year prison term, had claimed that his blood alcohol level of .25 was not a factor in the accident.

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A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.