In a shocking and tragic incident, a man from Wisconsin faces serious charges following a harrowing car crash involving his mother. Casey Yiannackopoulos has been accused of reckless homicide and hit-and-run after allegedly causing a crash while driving under the influence. This incident took place on a Sunday evening, leaving the local community in disbelief.
Authorities say Yiannackopoulos, who resides in Muskego, a suburb of Milwaukee, purportedly refused to undergo field sobriety tests at the scene. The results of a subsequent blood draw are still pending, as reported by WISN.
Emergency responders arrived at the crash site to find a 77-year-old woman, who has not been identified publicly, trapped and unconscious inside the vehicle. She was rushed to a hospital, where unfortunately, she was pronounced dead.
Eyewitnesses recounted a disturbing scene where the driver allegedly staggered out of the wrecked car, claiming he was going to get help. Contradicting his words, he instead fled to his home, a mere block away, and concealed himself in a crawl space for approximately four hours.
The police managed to locate Yiannackopoulos in the crawl space, employing a taser and a police dog to apprehend him, as detailed in the criminal complaint. During a court appearance this week, Court Commissioner Daniel Rieck did not mince words, labeling Yiannackopoulos’s actions as “depraved.”
In court this week, Court Commisioner Daniel Rieck told Yiannackopoulos he found his behavior “depraved.”
“This went from driving while drunk, having what one would presume is a very unfortunate, traumatic accident, losing your mother, but then quite literally leaving her to die. Why? Because you didn’t want to get in trouble,” Rieck said.
According to the complaint, Yiannackopoulos told police that if he’d known his mother had died, he would have been “way more cooperative.”
Prosecutors asked for a $250,000 bail, but Rieck set it at triple that. He is due in court again on Thursday, Law&Crime said.
