BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - An Almont man charged with felony negligent homicide in the death of a mail carrier in southwestern North Dakota has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and been sentenced.
The Bismarck Tribune reports (https://bit.ly/1wl0dOl ) that 21-year-old Ernest Borntrager will spend six months on electronic monitoring for misdemeanor reckless endangerment.
Borntrager was accused in the death of 66-year-old Martha Kautzman, who was critically injured in a July 7, 2013, crash on N.D. Highway 31 north of New Salem and died of her injuries about two weeks later.
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Authorities alleged Borntrager was speeding and pulling a trailer that did not have functioning brakes. Borntrager disputed the speeding allegation but took responsibility for the crash.
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Information from: Bismarck Tribune, https://www.bismarcktribune.com
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