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Man admits to killing DeSmet teen in drunk driving accident

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By Denise DePaolo - email

DE SMET, S.D. (AP) - A Minnesota man has changed his plea and acknowledged driving drunk and killing a South Dakota teenager.

28-year-old James Harris of Anoka, Minnesota, entered guilty pleas Tuesday to charges of second-degree manslaughter and drunken driving.

Prosecutors say Harris was driving drunk when he ran a stop sign in De Smet on September 23, hitting two pedestrians. 

The Highway Patrol says 16-year-old Zachary Eichstadt of De Smet was killed.  The second pedestrian was treated for minor injuries.

Harris faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 dollar fine when he is sentenced on April 3.

 

(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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