Young driver in fatal crash gets jail time

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A 19-year-old Campbellsport woman will go to jail for causing a “hill-jumping” vehicle crash that killed three of her friends.

Prosecutors had only recommended probation for Carly Ottery. But Fond du Lac County Circuit Judge Dale English sentenced her to a year in jail, plus the five years’ probation that special prosecutor Christian Gossett sought.

She can leave jail for work, school, and counseling – and she’ll have to perform 100 hours of community service during each year of her probation. Authorities said Ottery drove an SUV at 109 miles-per-hour over a hill crest last February after she and her friends had left a slumber party.

The vehicle hit a bump before it flipped over in a field. The crash killed Sabrina Stahl, Katie Berg, and Caitlin Scannell. Six others, including Ottery, were injured, and all nine girls were soccer players.

This summer, Ottery pleaded no contest to her three original charges of homicide by negligent driving.

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