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MN woman, boyfriend charged in fatal WI crash

Twenty-six-year-old Kelly Crispin of St. Paul, Minnesota, and 31-year-old Eric Soloman are charged in Oconto County with homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and second-degree reckless homicide in the death of Cory Folts.
MN native Kelly Crispin tells authorities her boyfriend punched her in the face as she drove down a highway in northeastern Wisconsin, causing her to lose control and hit another vehicle head-on.

OCONTO, Wis. - Prosecutors say a woman and man were drunk and fighting in their pickup truck when they caused a fatal crash in northeastern Wisconsin.

Twenty-six-year-old Kelly Crispin of St. Paul, Minnesota, and 31-year-old Eric Soloman are charged in Oconto County with homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and second-degree reckless homicide in the death of Cory Folts. The 22-year-old Oconto Falls man was killed in the crash Sept. 11 on Highway 41.

A criminal complaint says 31-year-old Eric Soloman punched his girlfriend in the face after she told him she wanted to end the relationship. That punch allegedly led to a fatal crash.

WLUK-TV reports authorities say a pickup truck driven by Crispin traveled through the highway median and struck Folts' vehicle. A criminal complaint says Crispin told Soloman she wanted to end their relationship and that he punched her in the head and grabbed the steering wheel.

Court records do not list defense attorneys.

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