'I'm just a stupid boyfriend': Man who drank 'all day' before fatally crashing pickup into 17-year-old girl learns his fate

A Wisconsin man has learned his destiny for driving drunk and crashing into a precocious schoolhouse senior, sidesplitting her and her dog.

Jason Zehe, 19, was sentenced to 10 years successful situation and 10 years of extended supervision connected Thursday successful Waukesha County court, according to section reporting, including from local Fox affiliate WITI. He was besides ordered to acquisition treatment, enactment sober, and implicit 200 hours of assemblage work — with 8 of those hours needing to beryllium done each twelvemonth connected Dec. 30, the time helium killed Megan Voss, 17.

Prior to being sentenced, Zehe had pleaded blameworthy to homicide by intoxicated usage of a conveyance and second-degree recklessly endangering safety. Two different felonies and 3 misdemeanors were dismissed.

"It was his determination to get successful the car," Judge Michael Aprahamian said connected Thursday. "He could person called an Uber. He didn't."

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Zehe had been astatine his girlfriend's location connected Dec. 30, 2024, earlier the crash, investigators learned. He reportedly told prosecutors helium had consumed 2 drinks anterior to getting down the instrumentality of his pickup truck, but his woman told them helium had "drank each day," ABC affiliate WISN reported.

The Wisconsin antheral is said to person been speeding connected Sunset Drive successful Waukesha erstwhile helium ran a halt motion and crashed into an Audi sedan connected Guthrie Road — arsenic good arsenic an SUV. The Audi was driven by Voss, and she died aft being airlifted to a adjacent hospital, the Waukesha Police Department said astatine the time. Her dog, Bleu — who was successful the car with her — had to beryllium enactment down due to the fact that of his injuries.

Zehe's woman was successful the motortruck with him, and she was reportedly partially ejected due to the fact that of the clang but did not endure life-threatening injuries. A antheral successful the SUV reported nary injuries.

Officers are said to person arrived astatine the country to find Zehe extracurricular his motortruck crying and covered successful blood.

"I'm conscionable a anserine boyfriend. I americium conscionable trying to instrumentality her home," Zehe reportedly told responding Waukesha constabulary officers. "I was trying to instrumentality her location and past each of a sudden, I don't know, I don't cognize what happened."

He was besides asked if helium was headed successful the absorption his conveyance was facing astatine the transgression scene. "Yes, I americium not immoderate f–ing drunkard each the time," helium said, per WITI. "I crashed."

Zehe continued answering questions arsenic helium was brought to the infirmary to beryllium checked, this clip from a paramedic, who asked if helium had been drinking.

"Nothing," helium is said to person replied, besides denying taking drugs. "No. Like virtually nothing. That's what I americium saying."

But Zehe aboriginal said portion being treated successful the ambulance, "I conscionable privation I wasn't drunk," according to prosecutors. He kept speaking, too, adding, "I americium the 1 driving, and yeah, I should get charged."

Investigators believed Zehe's woman erstwhile she said helium had been drinking "all day." His drinks of prime were vino and vodka, which helium was drinking for 8 hours earlier the crash, prosecutors said, and his BAC level was 0.249 – much than 3 times the ineligible limit.

According to The Waukesha Freeman, an apprehension ailment said Zehe maintained his girlfriend's parents "got him drunk, knew helium was drunk and forced him to leave." Charges are being considered for these parents, Waukesha County District Attorney Leslie Boese told WITI.

"I'm sincerely sorry," Zehe said connected Thursday earlier being sentenced, arsenic Voss' household members sat successful court. "There aren't capable words to picture however atrocious I am."