A Waunakee woman who ran a red light, struck a University of Wisconsin student walking across the street and drove off pleaded no contest to homicide by drunken driving Wednesday.
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, 25-year-old Nicole Bruns “faces up to 25 years of combined prison and extended supervision.”
On Jan. 15, 2017, 21-year-old Alexandra Ihm was crossing North Randall Street at Regent Street when Bruns ran a red light and struck her. Ihms died March 6, 2017 from a pulmonary embolism. A criminal complaint attributed the embolism to injuries Ihms sustained in the crash.
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When Middleton police stopped Bruns 10 minutes after the crash, they conducted a preliminary breath test and found her blood alcohol concentration to be .14 percent — nearly twice the legal limit for drivers in Wisconsin.
Prosecutors dismissed several charges — including driving with a prohibited alcohol concentration — under a plea agreement.
Dane County Circuit Judge William Hanrahan may consider these charges when he sentences Bruns in two months.
