BELOIT, Wis. (WKOW) — Trial proceedings are set to begin for Steven Meade II, 19, following a fatal crash into a cemetery on May 4.
According to authorities, Meade is charged with second-degree reckless homicide in connection with the incident. He pleaded not guilty during a Rock County court hearing on Monday, where he was bound over for trial; specific trial dates have yet to be scheduled.
Witnesses reported that Meade crashed his vehicle into a cemetery located along Woodward Avenue, resulting in significant damage to several headstones and a tree. His passenger, identified as Jacob Veliz Munoz, sustained serious injuries and was transported to a hospital, where he later died on May 6.
Emergency response teams were dispatched to the scene, but no other injuries were reported. The investigation remains ongoing.