Oconto Falls Man Found Guilty of Homicide by Drunken Driving in Fatal 2022 Crash

OCONTO FALLS, WI – An Oconto Falls man has been found guilty of homicide by drunken driving in connection with a crash that killed a motorcyclist in 2022. An Oconto County jury convicted 59-year-old Thomas Edward Wolf.

The charges stem from a August 3, 2022 crash that claimed the life of 60-year-old Bart Erdman of Oconto Falls. According to authorities, Wolf was driving a pickup truck south on County Road I near Beaver Lake Road when the vehicle rear-ended Erdman’s motorcycle.

Investigators say the impact sent the motorcycle into a ditch and ejected Erdman, who was pronounced dead at the scene…

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