Holding a photo of her son, Jen Heiling begged in court for the woman accused of killing her son to face trial.

In July, 19-year-old Brady Heiling was driving home from a Coldplay concert with his girlfriend, 18-year-old Hallie Helgeson, when they were struck and killed by a wrong-way driver on Highway I-90 in Madison.

Driving the other car was 30-year-old Noelia Saray Martinez-Avila, with a blood alcohol level over twice the legal limit, according to prosecutors. She was charged with six felonies and three misdemeanors, including homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.

“All of us want Noelia to own up to her bad decisions,” Jen Heiling told the judge on Aug. 15.

The only complication: Martinez-Avila could be deported before she faces her charges.

As federal immigration officers r

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