Driver accused of drinking, texting before fatal crash in Kewaskum

West Bend - Keith L. Wiedmeyer Jr. had been drinking alcohol Christmas Eve before he started driving northbound on state Highway 45 in the Village of Kewaskum, and then he started texting while driving, according to a criminal complaint. Witnesses told police that Wiedmeyer's car recklessly rocketed through the village at speeds of 65 to 80 miles per hour, shaking one other northbound car as if it was buffeted in heavy winds. Wiedmeyer, 34, turned into a southbound lane to pass other northbound cars when his Pontiac Grand Prix slammed head on into the Chevy Cobalt driven by Mark Matenaer of West Bend at 9:50 p.m. Monday, the complaint says. The collision occurred in the 1000 block of the highway, or Fond du Lac Ave., near the Gateway Café. One witness said he did not see brake lights on Wiedmeyer's car before the crash. Full Story: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel