Decorah man enters "guilty" plea to charges stemming from the death of a Calmar woman

A Decorah man accused of vehicular homicide in the September 28th, 2012 death of a Calmar woman has entered a guilty plea to two criminal charges.
 
45-year-old Jay Jermier is accused of having a blood alcohol reading above the legal limit when his motorcycle went out of control on Highway 52 just north of Calmar in a road construction zone in 2012.  44-year-old Trish Taylor of Calmar, a passenger on Jermier's motorcycle, was killed in the resulting crash.
 
Jermier had been accused of one count of a Class B felony, vehicular homicide, and had been scheduled to go on trial Wednesday, May 21st at the Winneshiek County Courthouse. 

In a plea agreement reached between Jermier and prosecutors, he plead guilty to a Class C felony of homicide by vehicle, which carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison, and an aggravated misdemeanor, Operating While Intoxicated, Second Offense, which carries a maximum penalty of two years in prison.  Jermier also faces a maximum possible victim restitution amount of $150,000.

Judge John Bauercamper has scheduled sentencing in the case for 1:15 p.m. September 30th.