CLARK COUNTY, WI (OnFocus) – On April 6, a judge found Cory Neumueller, 30, guilty of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle after he entered no contest pleas. The judgement stems from an incident that took the life of a Clark County highway worker on August 8, 2021. Sentencing will take place August 10.
The Clark County Highway Department worker that was killed was Russell J. Opelt, 57. The other Highway worker that was injured was David L. Murphy, 60.
The two Clark County highway workers had been sent to a tree that was across CTH G by Mann Road. They arrived there at about 1 a.m. and started to remove the tree. At about 1:18 a.m., one of the workers called 911 and said that a vehicle struck him. When deputies arrived on scene, they discovered that a vehicle driven by Neumueller had been traveling south on CTH G and struck the workers and tree.
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