IN PHOTO: Four Wisconsin siblings, ages 9 to 25, die in horrific crash after 'a drunk driver crashed head-on into their car and drove the wrong way'
A Wisconsin family lost four siblings, ages nine to 25, after they died in a horrific head-on crash.
Saturday around 9 p.m., Daniel, Fabian, Lilian and Daniela Gonzalez were hit by Scott Farmer, 47, while he was allegedly driving his truck the wrong way on Highway 10, about 100 miles from Milwaukee.
Farmer has since been charged with four counts of murder by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle after allegedly crashing into the SUV the siblings were riding in.
Fabian, 23, Lilian, 14, and Daniela, 9, all died at the scene of the crash, while their eldest brother, Daniel, 25, died in hospital on Sunday.
“All I'm saying is that he and all the people who drink excessively or do other drugs for all kinds of bad reasons should be responsible and think of others because you really ruined our lives,” the brothers' stepfather Kurt Shilling and sisters. told Fox 11.
Daniel Gonzalez, 25, Daniela Gonzalez, 9, Lilian Gonzalez, 14, and Fabian Gonzalez, 23, were killed in a car crash in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, on Saturday evening.
Scott Farmer, 47, struck the children while they were riding in an SUV after drunkenly driving his truck on the wrong side of the highway.
Farmer made his first court appearance Monday via video from the Waupaca County Jail, where a judge set his bond at $75,000.
The siblings' cousin, Luis Gonzalez-Quizhpe, created one GoFundMe page for the grieving family as he revealed that they were all from the indigenous community of Saraguro, Ecuador.
Their mother, Paulina Gonzalez-Medina, said her two boys, Daniel and Fabian, spent a lot of time together and shared a love of music.
Lilian was a freshman at Weyauwega-Fremont High School and her mother said she dreamed of becoming a teacher.
Daniela, who was in fourth grade, dreamed of one day becoming a cheerleader.
At the time of the tragic crash, the siblings' family said they were on their way home from their weekly outing.
They were only three miles from their home when Farmer collided with them.
Shilling said, “The big brothers used to treat their sisters to Culver's and then drop them off here, go to bed, be at church in the morning, that kind of thing. It was the Saturday tradition.”
Shelby Strahl and her twin brother, Farah Krueger, drove to the crash site that night and tried to help the Gonzalez children.
The siblings' mother, Paulina Gonzalez-Medina, and their stepfather, Kurt Shilling (right), said they were just three miles from home at the time of the accident.
Fabian, Lillian and Daniela all died at the scene of the crash, while Daniel died in hospital the day after
The sisters comforted the family after their tragic loss, as Strahl said, “Knowing that they were all siblings was just heartbreaking and we just wanted to hug everyone, give our condolences and let them know we were there holding their hands.” , whether they were helped or not.”
Schilling told ABC News he was unhappy with the bail amount Farmer received.
“$75,000 after killing the lives of four beautiful people, our children. Where's the justice in that?'
Schilling has four of his own children, while Gonzalez-Medina had five, and Schilling said he treated his wife's children as his own.
The farmer's attorney, Alex Gelhar, did not ask for a specific bond amount, and he said his client has strong financial and family ties to the area. He went on to say that “that could indicate to the court that he is not a flight risk.”
The family plans to have a funeral in Wisconsin and Ecuador, where they will be buried
The siblings' family plans to hold a funeral for all four of them in Wisconsin before returning them to their hometown of Ecuador for burial.
Their cousin said donations will cover funeral services, the recovery processes for each sibling and “any unforeseen costs associated with laying my nieces and nephews to rest.”
More than $30,000 has been raised so far of a $40,000 goal.
“We sincerely appreciate any help you can provide at this time, whether through sharing this page, your donations or your thoughts and prayers for our family,” Gonzalez-Quizhpe said.