Janesville man pleads guilty to charge of Homicide by the Intoxicated Use of a Motor Vehicle

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A March 30th sentencing date is set for a 26-year-old Janesville man accused in the Intoxicated driving death of an unborn child. Rock County Judge Michael Haakenson this morning accepted guilty pleas from Brandon Lee Russell.  As part of a plea deal, several other charges were dropped. The criminal complaint states Russell admitted smoking marijuana before the accident on Highway 11 in Orfordville on April 30.  Authorities say a 29-year-old pregnant woman lost her unborn child because of injuries she received in the crash. The complaint also says her four-year-old son, and Russell’s twin two-year-olds were hurt.