A Wisconsin driver is headed to prison for a deadly drunk driving crash that sent her passenger flying 30 feet out of the car and into a ditch, causing his head to be “split open, exposing his brain,” according to court documents.
Kristi Lichtenwalner, 38, of Racine County, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday for the 2022 rollover crash, which left a 37-year-old Kenosha man dead, according to her criminal complaint obtained by Law&Crime. She pleaded guilty in August to homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
The victim, who has not been publicly identified, was the owner of the red Cadillac SUV that Lichtenwalner was driving that night. Her blood alcohol level was 0.245 when tested by cops, more than three times the legal limit. Police found an “opened bottle of Old Smoky Tennessee Whiskey inside of a purse” near the driver’s seat that was later linked to Lichtenwalner, per the complaint…