PRIMGHAR, Iowa (AP) - A northwestern Iowa man has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in a 2019 crash that killed another man.
Joshua Mahler, 42, of Sutherland, pleaded guilty last week in O’Brien County District Court to a first offense of operating while intoxicated, a serious misdemeanor, the Sioux City Journal reported.
Under the terms of the plea, Mahler was sentenced a suspended term of 180 days in jail. Mahler will spend 60 days on electronic monitoring, a year of probation and pay a $1,250 fine.
Investigators have said Mahler was driving a sport utility vehicle on Oct. 6, 2019, when he hit an off-road utility vehicle driven by 61-year-old Jerome Schueller. Schueller was killed, and two boys ages 6 and 8 riding with Schueller were injured.
Blood and urine samples taken after the crash showed Mahler was under the influence of controlled substances, investigators said.
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