Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal Minnesota Crash

LUVERNE, Minn. (AP) — A former South Dakota National Guardsman has pleaded guilty in a distracted driving crash that killed a Minnesota cyclist.

Twenty-five-year-old Christopher Weber of Brandon, South Dakota, entered the plea Monday in Rock County court to criminal vehicular homicide. Prosecutors say he will be sentenced in December to 360 days in jail over three years and 300 hours of community service.

Weber tells authorities he was distracted while making a phone call when he hit and killed 33-year-old Andrea Boeve of Steen as she was riding her bike on the side o Minnesota 270 in June. Boeve was pulling a bike trailer carrying her daughters, ages 1 and 4. Court documents show the 4-year-old suffered a broken rib and punctured lung. The younger girl suffered minor injuries.

Weber served in Afghanistan in 2009 and 2010.

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