Former Marquette University student involved in crash that killed 2 teammates to stand trial
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Saturday, Sept. 5 marks one year since two Marquette University lacrosse players were killed in a crash.
This past June, the driver of the other car was acquitted on all charges. On Sept. 3, 22-year-old Peter McColgan, the former student driving the lacrosse players, was back in court. He was surrounded by nearly 50 supporters, many of whom are on the Marquette men's lacrosse team.
McColgan faces two felony charges of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle. He will go to trial sometime next year.
A criminal complaint details McColgan was driving Sept. 5, 2025, when he sped through a yellow light at the intersection of W. 27th St. and St. Paul Ave. That's when he and another driver, Amandria Brunner, crashed.
Brunner was driving drunk and high, per a criminal complaint, but a jury in June acquitted her finding she did not cause the crash that killed 19-year-old Scott Michaud and 20-year-old Noah Snyder.
Crash at 27th and St. Paul Sept. 5, 2025
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In July, a guilty plea deal for McColgan that would have allowed him to graduate from Marquette fell through. On Sept. 3, he pleaded not guilty to either charge. The bulk of this latest proceeding was trying to get the case moving as quickly as possible.
"We do have the discovery; I don't know if there's anything else that's hanging out there that needs to be turned over. But we're in the process of just doing our own investigation right now," said Nicole Masnica, McColgan's defense attorney.
If guilty, McColgan could face 20 years behind bars or be fined $50,000.
He's due back in court Oct. 16 for a scheduling conference.
Peter McColgan in court Sept. 3