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.
A jury 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 Oct. 29, 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.