Man pleads guilty to drunken-driving crash that killed 2

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A man has acknowledged driving drunk and crashing into a ravine near Colorado Springs, killing two of his passengers.

The Gazette reports 23-year-old Wyatt Beaman, of Colorado Springs, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault, all felonies.

Investigators say he failed to make a turn on Old Stage Road in March 2017, and his SUV tumbled down an embankment. Killed in the crash were 21-year-old Kelby Engleen, of Des Moines, Iowa; and 33-year-old Jacob Busch, of Colorado Springs. Three others, including Beaman, were injured.

Beaman is set to be sentenced Sept. 14.

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Information from: The Gazette, http://www.gazette.com