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Woman accused of texting while driving in crash that killed UW student

The October traffic crash that killed a UW-Madison student was caused by a woman who was texting while driving, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday. Authorities charged Stephanie M. Kanoff, 20, of Sun Prairie, with homicide by negligent driving for allegedly writing a text message on her cell phone before she struck and killed Dylan Ellefson, 21, whose car had become disabled in the 1400 block of East Johnson Street on Oct. 24.