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Warrens driver gets 10 years in prison for fatal crash

Published

4 years ago

April 21, 2021

A Monroe County man is sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing a fatal car crash in 2017, killing his passenger.

Yancy Dieter of Warrens was sentenced Wednesday in Sparta for reckless homicide, drunk driving, and other criminal counts.

A jury convicted the 48-year-old Dieter in February, finding him responsible for a rollover crash that killed 70-year-old Keith Nelson of Warrens.

Police say Dieter had been going about 120 miles an hour before the accident.

He’s also sentenced to 12 years on extended supervision after prison.

Brad Williams

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.