A Milwaukee County judge has sentenced a man who was profiled as part of Wisconsin's Most Wanted to seven years in prison for the 2023 crash that killed a 67-year-old jogger in St. Francis. Richard Heimann pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and possession of methamphetamine before the sentencing, closing out a case that included more than a year on the run and a second arrest earlier this year.
According to FOX6 News Milwaukee, St. Francis police were called to the intersection of Kinnickinnic and Morgan in June 2023 after a minivan struck a jogger. The victim, Gerard Jaszewski, was taken to a hospital and died days later. A separate account from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel placed the June 13 collision just before 9 a.m. in the 3500 block of South Kinnickinnic Avenue.
Driver Stayed at the Scene, Blood Test Told a Different Story
Heimann did not flee the crash site. He stayed at the scene and told police he had looked down at his cellphone before hitting the jogger, per the criminal complaint cited in the station's report. He also admitted to drug use, and a subsequent blood test found methamphetamines and other drugs in his system, the same account notes.
The Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office charged Heimann with vehicular homicide and three drug-related crimes. He was released from custody on a signature bond — and then, per the report, went on the run for more than a year before he was taken into custody again in February 2026.
A Fugitive Profile and a Year on the Run
During that stretch, Heimann's case drew attention beyond the courtroom. Solve the Case shows he was profiled as part of Wisconsin's Most Wanted on June 29, 2025, a profile that the station's report also notes aired in June of that year as investigators worked to track him down.
Once back in custody, Heimann pleaded guilty in August 2026 to vehicular homicide and possession of methamphetamine. Prosecutors dismissed the other charges as part of the plea deal. Milwaukee County Judge Michelle Havas sentenced him to seven years in prison, to be followed by five years of extended supervision.
A Broader Pattern on Wisconsin Roads
Jaszewski's death fits into a wider trend tracked by state regulators. A crash-facts report from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation found that Wisconsin had 509 fatal crashes in 2024, with 27% involving an impaired driver, and that impaired driving and speeding together were factors in 13% of fatal crashes — though the department notes that contributing factors can overlap.
The case drew on records and accounts from the St. Francis Police Department, the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office, the Wisconsin circuit court and the U.S. Marshals Service, according to the station's reporting. For St. Francis residents who remember the jogger struck along Kinnickinnic Avenue more than three years ago, the sentencing closes a case that spanned a fatal crash, a fugitive manhunt and, finally, a prison term.
