Court records show divorce proceedings are pending in Marathon County between Chueng Lee and his wife, one day after she said she wants to reconcile.
Lee pleaded no contest Tuesday during day three of his trial to recklessly causing great bodily harm and reckless driving causing great bodily harm. All previous charges in Shawano and Marathon Counties were dropped.
He was accused of unbuckling his wife's seatbelt and intentionally crashing their vehicle into a bridge in western Shawano County in September 2007.
Following the plea agreement, Lee's wife asked the judge that there be no order stopping her from seeing her husband because she loves him and wants to keep the family together.
The two felonies Lee pleaded no contest to carry a maximum sentence of 16 years in prison and a $35,000 fine, however the state is recommending Lee serve no more than eight years in prison.
Lee is scheduled to be sentenced August 5.