(Watertown) A former Watertown woman was convicted on vehicular homicide charges in Waukesha County court Tuesday. A jury deliberated for eight hours over two days before finding Danielle Grooms guilty of Homicide by Negligent Operation of a Vehicle; the Waterford woman was found not guilty of Reckless Driving Causing Great Bodily Harm. The incident occurred in August of 2016 as the 23-year-old was passing another car while driving uphill in a no passing zone. Her vehicle struck a motorcycle and killed its operator, Mark Galluzzo. A second motorcyclist fell and slid from his bike resulting in injuries. Police quoted Grooms as saying she was eating fast food while driving home to Watertown from work, and she passed a car that was going slow and swerving while its driver appeared to be on a cellphone. A sentencing hearing has not yet been set.
Former Watertown Woman Convicted Of Vehicular Homicide Charges In Waukesha County
