Police Say Driver in Fatal Accident Not Truthful About Speed; Has Been Charged in Court

GREENFIELD - Police say a man who drove at more than twice the speed limit on S. 76th St., leading to a fatal accident, has been charged in court.

Shawn Graika, 21, Greenfield, has been charged with Homicide by Negligent Operation/Vehicle and could face up to 5 years in prison or up to a $25,000 fine, or both, if convicted.

According to his criminal complaint, police responded to a crash on the 4900 block of S. 76th St. in Greenfield on April 17. When police arrived on scene, Graika's Chrysler Pacific touring SUV appeared to have collided with a grey 2005 Dodge Neon, the complaint said.

Police say the driver of the Neon, Oscar Balli, had been pinned into the vehicle, but was able to be extracted from the vehicle by the Greenfield Fire Department.

He was transported to Froedtert Hospital where he was pronounced deceased upon arrival. Eyewitnesses to the crash said they observed Graika's vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and swerving in and out of traffic, broadsiding the Neon, his complaint said.

According to his criminal complaint, Graika said he believed he was going 45 miles per hour just before the crash. When police downloaded data from his vehicle's data recovery system, telemetry indicated he was traveling 73 miles per hour - more than double the speed limit - just before the crash.

Graika has been ordered into court on July 12, according to court records.