Galesville man to stand trial for fatal crash

Published On: Dec 20 2011 03:13:33 PM CST  Updated On: Dec 20 2011 03:42:39 PM CST

WHITEHALL, Wis. -- A Galesville man will stand trial for a suspected drunk driving crash that killed his brother.

30-year-old James Pederson is charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle for the death of 19-year-old Dillon Pederson.

James Pederson allegedly drove drunk November 28 and rolled his vehicle into a field off of Highway 93 in the Town of Trempealeau.

At a hearing Tuesday morning, a Trempealeau County judge found probable cause for Pederson to stand trial.

A not guilty plea has been entered for Pederson. He remains in the Trempealeau County Jail on a $200,000 bond.

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