Overview
- An SUV carrying six teenagers left County Highway HH and rolled on June 14 after striking a culvert and a utility pole, killing a 17-year-old passenger and injuring five others.
- Court records show 16-year-old Madylin Blonigen of Sheboygan faces three felony counts for knowingly operating a motor vehicle without a valid license, including one count tied to death and two tied to great bodily harm.
- A criminal complaint says Blonigen admitted to vaping a THC cartridge and to not having a driver’s license, and one passenger told investigators the vehicle was traveling too fast.
- A judge set bond at $5,000 cash and ordered no driving, no vaping, and no contact with the victims or their families; a preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 20.
- Police deployed a crash reconstruction team and have not released toxicology results yet, and investigators say those findings could change or add charges while families and the local school district mourn the victim, identified as 17-year-old Kaitlynn Reinhardt.