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KENOSHA, Wis. — The man accused of killing 46-year-old Amy Mosier in a high-speed drunk driving crash made his initial court appearance Thursday, as her grieving children made emotional pleas for justice—and a high bail.
(Kenosha County Sheriff)
Peter K. Herrmann, 21, is charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle following the May 7 crash at Sheridan Road and 85th Street. Prosecutors say Herrmann plowed his Jeep Wrangler into a Chevrolet Trailblazer just after 1 a.m., killing Mosier and seriously injuring driver Raven Lawrence. The impact of the collision left both vehicles mangled and shut down the intersection for hours.
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Herrmann appeared in court with attorneys David Berman and Philip Marry. As he sat silently with his head down, the courtroom heard tearful statements from Mosier’s adult children.
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“I got my mom’s phone after the wreck,” her daughter said, fighting back tears. “And I realized my birth date was her phone password.”
Her voice trembling, she told the court she was trying to be logical, but said, “This is the worst thing I’ve ever had to go through. I don’t have the money to get my mom back.”
“I think the car he was driving was a 2018 Jeep something. And those used go for, what, $28,000? So if he can afford that and get out, I think it should be at least, like, what’s that times 10? Like almost $280,000?”
Her brother told the court, “I know I’m going to have to find it in my heart to forgive him. I can’t right now. Two days ago, I had a mother, and now I don’t.”
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Kenosha County District Attorney Xavier Solis asked the court for a $200,000 cash bail, citing the violent nature of the crash and the defendant’s condition at the scene. According to the criminal complaint, officers smelled alcohol on Herrmann’s breath and observed him swaying, slurring his words, and showing visible signs of intoxication. A certified drug recognition expert concluded Herrmann was under the influence of alcohol and incapable of safely operating a vehicle.
Herrmann initially refused a blood test, prompting officers to seek a search warrant. Two vials of blood were later drawn at Aurora Hospital. Officers found an empty can of Busch Light in his Jeep and suspected THC edibles near the crash site. Surveillance video and crash scene measurements are still under review by police.
The crash left Mosier with devastating injuries. She was airlifted to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee and pronounced dead at 6:21 p.m. that same day. Her injuries included a torn aorta, multiple fractured ribs, organ damage, and a fractured pelvis.
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Raven Lawrence, the driver of the Trailblazer, also suffered serious injuries, including a broken arm, facial trauma, and multiple internal wounds. Herrmann has no prior criminal record, and his attorney requested bail between $25,000 and $40,000. Court Commissioner Don Bielski instead set bail at $100,000 cash, citing the severity of the charges.
If convicted, Herrmann faces up to 25 years in prison for the homicide charge and an additional 12 years and 6 months for the injury charge, along with mandatory license revocation and minimum confinement terms.
He is scheduled to return to court for a preliminary hearing on May 20.
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
65 Responses
Such a preventable disaster. I’ll never understand the selfish choice of drinking and driving.
THIS kind of stuff is why people drive vehicles that get 12 miles per gallon just for safety.
Fact.
Shame what addiction does to people with bright futures, and those around them.
great job DA Solis
Drunk and driving at over 100 mph (according to police at the scene). Why???? Three families destroyed over this. My heart breaks for the family who lost their mom right before Mother’s Day, the poor mother in the hospital, and the mother of the man who made this horrible choice. Just senseless.
Nice looking kid! What an idiot! Very preventable. Call an Uber! Call a friend! Stay home and drink!
Who cares if he is good looking. He is a killer. Bubba in prison will like him. A lot!!
You’re weird
Wow, 4 comments? Where’s the outrage?
So much outrage at the kid posted on here a few days ago whose friends were also drunk and chose to let another drunk person drive…..but no outrage at this piece of shit driving 100 MPH and killing a fucking mother of two? Imagine that.
Probably bc this is nothing to troll or joke about. It’s a slap in the face that reality is people still do stupid things that kill others and ruin their lives. There’s nothing more to it.
There is out rage. But it doesn’t always need to be on a public platform
What was a mother of two doing out at 1AM on a weeknight at that intersection, if not employment related? All businesses are closed, except for bars. Were the unfortunate victims drinking too?
Yes, feel bad for all concerned as it was preventable. 100 mph at Sheridan & 85th in a Jeep at 1AM with fatalities = zero judgment = big time in the WI big house.
Victim blaming eh? You’re a piece of shit.
Her kids are adults.
I see why you’d be anonymous!!! What a stupid stupid comment!!!
Her kids is are adults. Know what’s, what , before you comment
Wow. Ridiculous comment! Maybe they were getting medicine at the pharmacy. Maybe they just got off of work. Most of the times I’ve been on the road at that hour had nothing to do with drinking, but usually when taking care of something that couldn’t wait until morning, giving someone a ride home, etc. Horrible to judge the victims. Both are moms of young adult children. Even if this young criminal who caused this wasn’t drunk-though he was-he was also driving almost twice the legal speed for the interstate on a residential street! The speed limit where this occurred is probably 30…and he was going over 100 mph?? More than 3 times over the limit? And now he made bond? Just sickening!! His family should have let him sit in jail. This is NO “accident” when he was completely wreckless and someone is dead and someone is severely injured. These people deserve justice!
Are you fucking stupid? Who cares why they were out at 1 AM, they weren’t the ones drunk going 100 mph and caused a fatal accident.
Wtf they were dropping off their grandson…this is my sister and her best friend
I’m so sorry for your loss. And I’m so sorry you even had to make that statement. Sending prayers of comfort for the children, grandchildren and all of your family, especially Mother’s Day tomorrow 🙏
I don’t know if you ever heard of 2nd Shift? Multiple companies in Kenosha are open 24/7 and have employees working around the clock, NOT JUST BARS. and who cares what she was doing driving at 1AM, this is America, I shouldn’t have to fear for my life driving my car no matter what time it is.
They were actually at their family’s house you’re a piece of s*** for that comment
From my understanding the lady that died was on her way to get food as she worked 3rd shift… NOT THAT IT SHOULD MATTER WHY SHE WAS OUT AT 1AM… SHE WAS AN ADULT…. My condolences to the families….. sending prayers that they can heal from this tragedy
You are wrong rude and so incredibly inconsiderate! If you don’t have anything nice to say then leave
Hi old friend of the family she was taking care of her daughter and grandson who needed help. Not that it’s any of your concern. They don’t drink.
FYI her kids are adults. Whatever she or I were doing is none of your business. He ran a red light plowing into another car. She was not a drinker nor was I, the driver so to insinuate that we were at a bar is just messed up. He took their mother’s life. I lost my best friend and companion.
It’s the drivers responsibility to ensure safety!
POS
Thinking the community is tired of the senseless bullshit. Can expect him to be behind bars for the next 20+ years
What no he dindonuffing wrong, no he was just hurring to Walmart? No send him back to his own country? That’s how they are when there’s no daddy in the home? How about a bullet to the head works for me? Nope guess not, when you’re white, you’re white….get that nice looking kid his Uber have the driver take the scenic route to behind bars.
Seek help and God my friend. Also he was born here idiot 😭😭😂😂😂😂😂
My friend? You don’t know the first thing about me. God is a imaginary idol believed by idiots and fools, which you, anob are both.
Have fun in hell, fag
I plan to have all my fun living. Surely in he’ll I’ll be packing your fudge daily which explains that sissy assed emo you used.
You’re half right, but he deserves life.
How about, “he’s just as bad as the dindos!”
I’m ok with that.
Ding ding ding finally an answer without radicalized commentary but with honesty
I was waiting for the first angry racist black person to weigh in Great job, moron.
Your self chosen name shows and the words in my post clearly shows who’s the racist between the two of us.
The same old song how many times in Kenosha has this happened at one in the morning, three in the morning, driving drunk and killing someone this reminds me of the crash into play it again sports absolutely horrible for the family and for the young man who will probably do some prison time ..
Ajay Pierangeli should go to prison, just like this man should. People are dead because of their actions.
Send him to El Salvador 🇸🇻 Prison for LIFE!!!!!!
What’s El Salvador got to do with U.S. justice?
The devil he is
He’s a devil just because he’s a complete moron? He deserves whatever he’s charged with, but black and white thinking like that is stupid. Plenty of otherwise good people ruin their own and others lives doing things like this. All the time.
He killed someone. This was not his first time being intoxicated and behind the wheel, just his first time killing someone. Coming on here to reply to people rightfully angry to say their choice of insult is wrong is not the the self righteous win you think it is.
THIS kind of stuff is exactly why some people drive vehicles that get 12 miles per gallon and make the sacrifice to buy all that gas – they don’t want to become a victim of people like this.
Thanks, Yoda
I’m pretty sure getting hit at 100mph may not have saved anyone.
Miracles happen. She’s surrounded by a certain angel and loved by so many to pull her through
We new this young man. He was always polite and sociable when at are home compared to some of the others he hung out with. He comes from a good family but fell on hard times and fell in with a bad crowd. None if this makes it better or is an excuse. Just makes me sad. Sad for the families involved; sad for the victims and the young man’s family and the young man who will forever carry the burden of ending someone’s life and shattering so many other’s lives. And the daughter who holds her mother’s phone.. how my heart breaks.
It’s a shame. I worked with him and really thought he was doing better lately.
Aawww Pete:( Breaks my heart to see him with his head down like this, knowing its over for him and carrying that guilt that he shattered lives. He’s really bright, a real cool guy, would help people and would help strangers too. Just a good guy to be around in my experience with him. I know he’s broken inside over this. And my Heart hurt for you Amy and Raven:(
Some of these comments though, ouch!
Thoughts and prayers to all the families involved in this senseless and avoidable tragedy. Not a scratch on him either, why does that always seem the case??? As a survivor of a drunk driver, I am still dealing with medical issues decades later.
If u can afford that jeep and a private lawyer you could have afford an Uber instead u you choose to cost someone their life and leave another person in critical condition. You shattered multiple hearts for your selfish decision. Enjoy your time on bond because I promise when u go back to court u won’t be free.
I worked with this kid. He was a complete self centered douchebag before this. The THC edibles are definitely his as he literally sold drugs for “Lifted Made” as a “salesman”. Point is, this isn’t the first person he killed.
Man Sounds like a disgruntled employee bashing a company that has nothing to do with what happened…he made a stupid decision that is going to be with him for the rest of his life…
Not one person at Lifted condones this. We’re all just as shocked and disappointed as any other. Knowing someone does NOT excuse terrible decisions. A bit weird that you would try to use this awful situation to try and bash a company that 1- Has nothing to do with what their employees do off the clock and 2- provides multiple coas from verified testing facilities to show customers exactly what’s in their product all the way down to pesticides. So, try again later and hopefully some where else were they’re aren’t grieving families involved.
So what about the Roadtrips yall were selling that were testing hot in September. Words gets around, yall arnt good at keeping this under the wraps. Why is my friend who owns a vape shop who lives in a banned delta state able to order delta products from you guys. Yall are sketchy af, selling boof products. No wonder road trips work so well 🤥
That is my cousin that passed in crash. Just don’t understand drinking and driving with this day and age of uber
Agreed. Sorry for your loss. This is all so very sad and her death was 100% preventable.
You have to be pretty fucking wasted to think it’s OK to do 100 in a Jeep Wrangler, FFS…..
It’s not like he had a fast car and just didn’t know how to handle it.
They are going to make some examples of both of these guys sitting in jail for this now…..
He ruined my sister’s life and killed her best friend… it doesn’t matter if her kids were adults..it doesn’t lesson the pain..some of these comments are ridiculous 🙄 he’s a murderer…deserves to go to prison.. he actually made bond..it should have never been an option..he killed someone..
Agreed. Commissioner Bilski made a bad choice by lowering the bond for this reckless man. I am so sorry for your loss.
There needs to be more education on drunk driving. This excellent article should be brought up in every high school, especially if it’s local. Put the blood and gut’s in front of our children’s face at an early age to deter them from drinking and driving.
Im sorry this happened to you too Amy and friends.