WHTEHALL, Wis. — An Independence man was charged with negligent homicide in the death of a Trempealeau woman in a car wreck near Galesville in March. Gavin D. Becker also was charged with obstructing justice for a bogus explanation about what happened. Jennie Furlin, 64, died when Becker’s car crashed head-on into hers. Becker told police his steering wheel jammed. An investigation found, however, that he was on his cell phone. Trempealeau County Judge Rian Radtke released Becker on $7,500 bail pending further court proceedigs.
