MADISON–A Jan. 6 preliminary hearing was set this week for the man accused of killing three teens in a Middleton car crash in October.
The Dane County District Attorney will present evidence it believes shows there is probable cause for Eric Mehring, 30, of Madison, to be tried on homicide and endangering safety charges.
A trial date is expected to be set then.
Mehring posted $75,000 cash bail and has been released on supervision.
He was charged with three counts each of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and second-degree reckless homicide, as well as two counts second-degree recklessly endangering safety. If convicted, he faces a lengthy prison term.
According to authorities, On Oct. 2, Mehring, drove his 2016 Jaguar into the back of Chevrolet Cruze that the three teens were in. Two Middleton High School students, John “Jack” Miller and Evan Kratochwill, along with a Madison West High School student Simon Bilessi, died in the crash.