The Brief A planned plea deal appears to be off the table for Peter McColgan. McColgan is charged in connection to a crash that killed two Marquette University lacrosse teammates last fall. Prosecutors intend to head to trial on charges of second-degree reckless homicide.



Nearly a month after a jury acquitted a woman of criminal wrongdoing in a crash that killed two Marquette University lacrosse players, a planned plea appears to have fallen apart for the men's teammate.

State's offer rejected

What we know:

After months of negotiations, Peter McColgan, 22, was in court Thursday afternoon appearing on two counts of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle. The plan was for the case to be resolved, McColgan plead out, with the state recommending probation and to be sentenced.

Peter McColgan

 At this point, the defendant is not inclined to take the state's offer,  said Assistant District Attorney Emily Zimmel.

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As such, the state said it won't negotiate and wants the case on track for trial, asking the court to proceed to a preliminary hearing Thursday.

 I think that's unfortunate, it's certainly atypical,  said defense attorney Nicole Masnica.

Peter McColgan with attorney

Fatal crash and acquittal

The backstory:

Last month, a jury acquitted Amandria Brunner, 42, in the September 2025 crash that killed Marquette University lacrosse teammates Scott Michaud and Noah Snyder. Michaud and Snyder two of six people in a five-person SUV driven by McColgan.

Prosecutors said McColgan was doing more than 50 mph in a 30 mph zone, heading south on 27th Street, trying to beat the yellow light, when he hit Brunner who was trying to turn onto westbound St. Paul Avenue. Brunner was drunk and had THC in her system.

McColgan was charged in May, allowing him to complete school and graduate from Marquette. Ahead of Brunner's trial, new attorneys took on McColgan's case.

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