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Man charged with driving into Kalispell home, killing sleeping man appears in court

Man charged with driving into Kalispell home, killing sleeping man appears in court
Man charged with driving into Kalispell home, killing sleeping man appears in court
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The man who is accused of driving drunk and crashing into a Kalispell home killing a person who was sleeping was arraigned in Flathead County District Court on Thursday.

Thomas Owen LeFevre, 20, of Arizona pleaded not guilty to a charge of felony vehicular homicide while under the influence.

The charge filed in the case carries a maximum term in the Montana State Prison of 30 years and a maximum fine of $50,000.

Robert Dale Meier, 59, of Kalispell died on June 20 after LeFevre drove into a bedroom where Meier was sleeping in a home on Rocky Cliff Drive.

A jury trial in the case has been set for Jan. 4.