
The 30-year-old Beloit woman accused of causing the chain-reaction crash that killed three people and injured three others on the Interstate in January of 2018 will spend three decades behind bars.
Rock County Judge John Wood sentenced Kiyoko Becker to 30 years in prison and 36 years of extended supervision on three counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, and three counts of second degree recklessly endangering safety Friday afternoon.
According to the criminal complaint, Becker was drunk when she stopped her vehicle in the driving lanes on I-43, causing a semi to crash and become disabled in the roadway. A pickup carrying three men came next and collided with the semi, killing all three occupants. Becker’s two passengers and the semi driver were also injured.
Becker was found guilty of the charges following a three-day jury trial back in May.