Waukesha Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Killing Tow Truck Driver on Christmas Eve

Tow truck driver killed in Waukesha County hit-and-run, man sentenced to prison

A Waukesha County man has been sentenced to prison for a 2024 hit-and-run that killed a tow truck driver.

Waukesha County man sentenced in Christmas Eve hit-and-run that killed tow truck driver

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Waukesha man sentenced for fatal Christmas Eve hit-and-run

Christopher Sponholz was sentenced to prison for hitting and killing tow truck driver Hussain Farhat on Christmas Eve 2024.

Waukesha man sentenced to 7 years for killing tow truck driver on Christmas Eve

A Waukesha man was sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to killing a tow truck driver on Christmas Eve 2024. Christopher Sponholz changed his plea to guilty in Waukesha County Court in exchange for the state's recommendation of a seven-year prison sentence. He struck and killed Hussain Farhat while Farhat was loading a disabled vehicle onto his tow truck on I-94 near Sawyer Road."I want to apologize and let you know h…

Wales man sentenced to 7 years for Christmas Eve I-94 hit-and-run death

Christopher Sponholz, a 40-year-old man from Wales, has been sentenced to seven years in prison and 10 years of extended supervision after pleading guilty to a hit-and-run charge that resulted in the death of a tow truck driver on Christmas…