MENOMINEE, Wis. (WFRV) – A 22-year-old man and member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin was sentenced on September 5 to 42 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter.
Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Desmond Waukau, formerly of Keshena, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach, about 3.5 months after Waukau pleaded guilty.
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Court records show that Waukau had driven well beyond the speed limit on a state highway running through the Menominee Indian Reservation and attempted to flee tribal law enforcement in the opposite direction.
Waukau failed to turn properly onto an unpaved road, leading to a crash that killed a passenger. Officials found after further investigation that Waukau had been driving about 105 miles per hour right before the crash occurred, and about 65 upon impact.
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Judge Griesbach and the court discussed at sentencing the serious degree of Waukau’s crime, leading to the sentence in hopes that it can deter others from reckless driving.
Waukau will spend three years on supervised release after finishing his 3.5-year prison term.
