A Price County man charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle after a one-car crash led to the death of a 49-year-old woman was sentenced in Taylor County Court.
Back in October of last year, officers in Taylor County were called to an area near County Road C and Wood Lake Avenue at 2 PM, where they found an SUV with extensive damage.
Investigators determined that the vehicle was southbound when it left the road at high speed and struck two trees. The female passenger, identified as Sharon M. Kaplon, was extracted from the vehicle and rushed to a Medford hospital.
She was then airlifted to Wausau, where she died from her injuries a few hours later. The driver, Stephen Kaplon, was not seriously injured. Officers have since charged him with Sharon’s death.
Kaplon pleaded guilty to homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle. Another charge was dismissed on the prosecutor’s motion. He was given a withheld sentence of 5 years of probation with a condition of 9 months in jail. His license was also revoked for a year.
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