TOWN OF WEST BEND, Wis. — Just shy of a year after a deadly drunk-driving crash in Washington County, Rebecca Salomon, 51, the former Whitefish Bay elementary school administrator who was driving, will be sentenced.
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Salomon had been drinking at Lucky Shots tavern in West Bend on Dec. 29, 2024, before she ran a stop sign and struck another vehicle. She failed field sobriety tests, and her blood-alcohol content was 0.10, according to the criminal complaint.
Seventy-five-year-old Dave Cournia was killed in the crash.
In September, Salomon pleaded no contest to one count of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors dismissed a second count alleging homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration.
At the plea hearing, prosecutors recommended a 10-year prison sentence for Salomon, but she could face as much as 25 years in prison.
The sentencing hearing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday in Washington County Court.
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