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Grass Valley Youth Sentenced In Fatal Accident

Posted: Oct. 26, 2015 4:39 PM PDT

It’s one year in jail and three years probation for a Grass Valley youth who pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter. William Hawkyard, 18 at the time of his arrest, in December of 2013, lost control on a curve, on Indian Springs Road, in the Penn Valley area. He went off the road, hit several objects, and overturned. Nevada County District Attorney Cliff Newell says the crash killed the passenger in the car, and Hawkyard’s friend, Dakota Smith…

click to listen to Cliff Newell

Newell says the Highway Patrol had warned Hawkyard several times about his driving…

click to listen to Cliff Newell

Hawkyard’s license has also been revoked for three years. Prosecution had been delayed by Hawkyard’s arrest, in January of 2014, in Placer County, for his alleged involvement with a strong-arm robbery.

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