Overview
- Jury selection and opening statements finished Monday, leaving 12 jurors and two alternates to hear the case against 42-year-old Amandria Brunner.
- Prosecutors say Brunner was intoxicated and later had a blood-alcohol reading of .133, and they added multiple felony counts on June 15 that could carry up to 40 years per homicide count if she is convicted.
- The defense does not deny drinking but argues the crash would have occurred regardless, pointing to Jeep airbag control module data that recorded about 53 miles per hour and full throttle at impact.
- Courtroom evidence shown so far includes private security and police body-camera footage, surveillance video of the intersection, and medical testimony that both victims died of blunt force injuries consistent with a high-energy crash.
- Judge David Swanson said the trial should end by June 18, and the outcome could determine criminal accountability for the deaths of Marquette players Scott Michaud and Noah Snyder while a separate negligent-operation case against the Jeep driver proceeds.