Michigan man pleads not guilty in Ohio crash that killed 5 USA (wgvu) - TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A Michigan man charged in a wrong-way crash
in Toledo, Ohio, that killed a mother and four children has pleaded
not guilty.
Michael Gagnon (GAG'-nuhn) of Adrian, Mich., is charged with
five counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of
aggravated vehicular assault. Gagnon entered his not guilty plea on
Thursday.
He faces up to 50 years in prison if convicted on all counts.
Police say Gagnon drove drunk and the wrong way on a Toledo
interstate on December 30 when his pickup truck hit a minivan
filled with eight people coming home from a Christmas trip.
Police say Gagnon's blood-alcohol level was more than three
times the legal limit.
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