18-year-old pleads not guilty to reckless homicide in deadly Appleton crash

Carter Green, 18, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of first-degree reckless homicide and two counts of causing injury while operating under the influence in connection with a deadly crash that killed 27-year-old Casey Sjoberg in Appleton.

The charges carry significant potential penalties, with first-degree reckless homicide punishable by up to 60 years in prison.

Green appeared for arraignment via video while in custody at the Outagamie County courthouse. Now, a pre-trial conference has been scheduled for Feb. 18, 2026.

High-speed crash kills victim

As NBC 26 has previously reported, according to police, Green was traveling at least 100 miles per hour when he struck another vehicle at the intersection of North Richmond Street and the I-41 northbound off-ramp on Oct. 4. Sjoberg was driving the car that was hit and died as a result of the crash…

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