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Minn. Driver Distracted By Sex Gets Prison Time
MANKATO (AP) - A Minnesota man made a tearful plea for leniency before a judge sentenced him to just over four years in prison for a crash that killed two people, including a woman with whom he allegedly was having sex while driving.
Twenty-four-year-old Mark Chalin, of Mankato, sobbed Monday as he said he'd trade his life for the lives of his victims "in a heartbeat."
The August 2011 crash killed his girlfriend, 23-year-old Amber Menzes, and the other driver, 35-year-old Jonna Martin, of Lakefield.
The Free Press of Mankato reports the courtroom was dead silent when Judge Bradley Walker handed down a sentence of 50 months, with the possibility of supervised release after about three years. He implored everyone present to think about how someone's life can change in an instant.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved)
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