Police reported that the driver, Scott Farmer, holds four previous convictions for operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol.

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Just a few days before Christmas, a family from Wisconsin has been devastated after an alleged drunk driver crashed directly into their car, resulting in the death of four siblings, as reported by the authorities.

The victims were identified by the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office as 25-year-old Daniel Gonzalez, the driver, his 23-year-old brother, Fabian Gonzalez, and their younger sisters Lilian Gonzalez, 14, and Daniela Gonzalez, 9.

Lilian was in her first year of high school and aspired to be a teacher in the future, whereas nine-year-old Daniela aimed to be a cheerleader. Their mother, Paulina, shared these details with local WLUK. Daniel and Fabian, both whom had a shared interest in music, worked under the same shift regime. They spent a significant chunk of their day together, Paulina added.

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According to a criminal complaint issued by the sheriff’s office, they asserted that Scott Farmer, aged 47, was driving his pick-up truck in the wrong direction on Highway 10 in Waupaca County. The incident occurred close to 9 p.m. last Saturday night, and resulted in a head-on collision with an SUV carrying four siblings.

The Gonzalez family conveyed to WLUK that when the accident happened, the siblings were just about three miles away from their home, after having spent the evening together.

Waupaca County’s first responding officer, Capt. Todd G. Rasmussen, noted in the crimianl complaint inspected by PEOPLE, “All were beyond lifesaving measures and were pronounced dead at the scene.”

Shelby Strahl, a driver who stopped along the road immediately after the crash, told WLUK that it was “heart wrenching” when she found out all the victims were siblings.

“We just wanted to hug everybody and offer our condolences and let them know that we were there holding their hands whether they were helped or not,” Strahl told the outlet, choking up.

Farmer faces four charges of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and has remained in custody since early Sunday morning, according to the latest Waupaca County jail records. It’s not immediately clear if he has entered a plea or retained an attorney.

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Farmer had four previous charges for driving under the influence, as stated in the criminal complaint document. According to Capt. Rasmussen, he discovered an unsealed bottle of vodka close to Farmer after inspecting the scene of the accident. The Captain revealed that Farmer allegedly expressed to officers that he thought he had merely skidded and hadn’t collided with anyone.

In his account, Capt. Rasmussen claimed that Farmer’s speech was often unclear and his sentences would ramble, making them hard to comprehend. He added that Farmer refused to adhere to his instructions and even attempted to crawl to the truck’s passenger side at one point. The criminal complaint went on to state that Farmer showed signs of agitation and reportedly threatened to physically engage with firefighters who were trying to extract him from his truck.

Upon calming down and responding to the officers’ inquiry, Farmer allegedly thought it was February 12 when asked about the date. He also confessed he had consumed a substantial amount of alcohol prior to the accident, according to the complaint.

Despite prosecutor Veronica Isherwood’s suggestion for the bail to be set at $4 million—an equivalent of $1 million for each of the deceased Gonzalez family members in the accident—a judge decided on a bail amount of $750,000. This was reported byLocal Fox 6 on Tuesday.

“$750,000 after claiming four innocent lives, our children. How is that justice?” questioned the stepfather of the victims, Kurt Schilling, in an interview with WLUK.

Luis Gonzalez-Quizhpe, a cousin of the four siblings, expressed his disappointment over an unfairly low bond amount in a GoFundMe post. He decried the bond amount as a gross disrespect to the invaluable lives of his cousins, stating that no sum could ever equate the value they held in their family and community.

In a bid to cover funeral costs, several GoFundMe pages have been created in support of the stricken Gonzalez family. Upwards of $132,000 has been raised to date. Gonzalez-Quizhpe mentioned that the family has plans to hold a funeral in Wisconsin, followed by burials in their mother Paulina’s home country, Ecuador.

The siblings’ stepfather, Schilling, expressed to WLUK the ineffable significance his stepchildren held in his life. Addressing those with substance abuse issues, he pleaded for responsibility and consideration for others, underlining the devastating effect their actions had had on his family.

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