Ojeda in a guilty plea agreement got two felony counts for knownly operating a vehicle under suspension causing death dropped, but the dismissed felony counts were read for the record in court.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
March 11, 2021
Milwaukee, WI - On Tuesday, Alicia A. Ojeda, 34, entered a guilty plead to two felony counts for 2nd-degree reckless homicide, she is facing up to 25 years in prison and $100,000 in fines for each count.
Ojeda is scheduled for a sentencing hearing in court on April 27th.
Ojeda in October killed a Milwaukee couple during a fatal crash in the Southside of Milwaukee at the 5200 block of S. 27th Street, the victims were Teresa Contreras, 50, and Luis Contreras, 48, according to the criminal complaint.
The criminal complaint says that Ojeda was driving at a high rate of speed (more than 75mph on a 40mph speed zone) and fatally struck the Contreras' vehicle and both Luis who was the driver of the second vehicle and his wife Teresa died at the scene. The Contreras couple was headed home at the time of the fatal crash.
Ojeda was also charged with two felony counts for knownly operating a vehicle under suspension causing death, she was facing up to 6 years in prison and $10,000 in fines for each count, if convicted, but the two felony counts were dismissed on Tuesday by recommendation from the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office.
Teresa worked for CORE el Centro in the Southside of Milwaukee for 16 years; she started in the role of coordinator of the Children's Program, became a Zumba instructor, and most recently before her death was the Manager of the Mujeres Con Poder Program, according to CORE El Centro, a non-profit organization.
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