Schiller Held on $1 Million Bond in Waukesha Fatal Crash

WAUKESHA COUNTY, WI — Frank C. Schiller, the man behind the wheel that crashed and killed a Canadian man who stopped to help a family with a flat tire, faces more than 50 years behind bars if he is convicted of the 10 felony charges against him.

At about 9:00 p.m. Saturday, Peter Enns, 48, of Canada, pulled over to the shoulder of eastbound I-94 to assist occupants of a minivan with a flat tire.

Authorities say that a vehicle driven by Schiller east on I-94 struck the minivan - Enns, who pulled over to help them - resulting in the fatality and three injuries.

Enns was pronounced dead at the hospital. A 56-year-old woman and an 11-year-old child suffered non life-threatening injuries.

The operator of the striking vehicle, Schiller, 37, also suffered non life-threatening injuries.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Waukesha County, Schiller appeared to be traveling at about 90 miles per hour, tried passing other vehicles on the shoulder of the road, only to fatally strike Ennis while colliding with the minivan, sending it - and the four children inside - careening into the drainage ditch.

The parents could only watch as they stood outside the van collide in the gruesome scene.

According to police records, Schiller was free on a $2,500 signature bond for a pending fifth OWI case from this year. Since his release, he had been charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of narcotics - both new crimes.

Now Schiller has 10 new felony charges filed against him. They are as follows: homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, four counts of OWI-causing injury, another OWI charge, and four bail jumping charges.

He is being held in the Waukesha County Jail on a $1 million bond - a figure that will undoubtedly keep him behind bars.

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