KALISPELL – A Kalispell man who’s charged with killing a 15-year-old girl after driving drunk and crashing into her housesays he’s not guilty.
Jared Parsons, 31, has been charged with vehicular homicide while under the influence. Parsons had his arraignment in Flathead District Court Thursday morning and pleaded not guilty to those charges.
Flathead County Sheriff’s Office investigators say Parsons was drunk when he drove his Dodge pick-up truck into a house on Spring Creek Drive at around 2 a.m. on Friday, April 26.
Erin Howk, 15, was killed in the crash while she was sleeping.
Parsons could face up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000 if he’s found guilty. Flathead District Court Judge Dan Wilson Parson’s bail at $500,000.
-information from Maren Siu included in this report, story by Melissa Rafferty – MTN News
