Milwaukee crash kills 1, injures another; man pleads guilty, sentenced

The Brief

  • A man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to charges connected to a fatal crash in Milwaukee back in 2023.
  • The crash near 35th and Park Hill killed one person and injured another.
  • 59-year-old Paul Hobbs will serve three years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision.

MILWAUKEE After pleading guilty to the charges, a La Crosse man has been sentenced to prison after causing a crash in Milwaukee that killed one person and seriously injured another in October 2023.

59-year-old Paul Hobbs pleaded guilty to felony 2nd-degree reckless homicide and felony 2nd-degree reckless injury back in November 2025.

On Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, he was sentenced to three years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision.

Original Reporting | November 2023

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