No DUI Charges Filed Against LITH Sgt. in Fatal Crash

LAKE GENEVA, WIS. -- No criminal charges will be filed against a Lake in the Hills police sergeant involved in a fatal crash in Lake Geneva, Wis., in December after a blood test taken hours after the crash showed no signs of alcohol in Mark Mogan's system, the Northwest Herald reports.

Sgt. Mark Mogan, 49, of Hebron, was questioned by authorities following the Dec. 27 collision in the area of Highway 120 south of Highway 50 in Lake Geneva after officers "observed evidence of intoxication," the Daily Herald reports. Mogan was driving a vehicle that struck Samantha Norris, 29, of Lake Geneva.

Norris, who worked in food service at Grand Geneva Resort and was described as an avid walker who "walked everywhere she went," died two days later at Freodert Hospital in Milwaukee, according to her obituary.

Mogan, who is also a trustee in Hebron who is seeking re-election in April, refused a preliminary breath test or to complete field sobriety tests following the crash and refused tests when taken to the police station, the Northwest Herald reports. His blood was taken hours later after police obtained a warrant.

During a court hearing on Thursday, Walworth County District Attorney Zeke Wedenfield told a judge no charges would be filed since blood tests showed no alcohol and also asked that Mogan's $5,000 bond be returned to him, the Northwest Herald.

Mogan was placed on administrative leave from the Lake in the Hills Police Department following the crash but was expected to return to full duty after Thursday's hearing, according to the Northwest Herald.

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