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Kansas man sentenced in fatal car crash

fatal crashMANHATTAN -A Riley County man was sentenced Monday in connection with a fatal car crash. On October 19, 2013, Police say Garrett Olson, then 19, Leonardville, was driving a Honda Accord northeast of Manhattan when the vehicle hit a rock wall, overturned and ejected Trevor Redding, 17, Randolph. Redding died at the scene.

In January 2014 Olson was arrested. After entering a plea for involuntary manslaughter, charges of DUI and failure to remain at the scene of an accident were dropped.

Olson was sentenced to 30 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections with 36 months of probation following his release.

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