ND Man Guilty Of Manslaughter In Fatal Crash

A jury has found a Mandan accused of driving drunk and causing the deaths of three of his friends guilty of manslaughter.

 

 

 

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - A jury has found a Mandan accused of driving drunk and causing the deaths of three of his friends guilty of manslaughter.

Jurors found 24-year-old Taylor Berhow guilty Wednesday of three counts of manslaughter after about four hours of deliberation.

Authorities allege that Berhow had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit for driving when he crashed into a tree on October 29th, 2011, killing 21-year-olds Charles Boehm and Trevor Erie and 22-year-old Eastmen Nadeau.

Berhow pleaded guilty in January but withdrew the plea when a judge rejected a plea deal that called for a five-year prison term.

He faces up to 10 years in prison on each count.

 

AP

   

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