KY man faces manslaughter charges for ND crash

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — A Kentucky National Guard member is facing manslaughter charges after the car he was driving crashed in North Dakota and two fellow guard members were killed.

Prosecutors say 23-year-old Christopher Brandt, of Kentucky, was driving recklessly at high speeds when his car crashed into a tree and rolled over late Wednesday or early Thursday in Devils Lake, N.D. Thirty-one-year-old Ronald Forsyth and 23-year-old Jason Burnette were killed. Brandt and 23-year-old David Duncan were injured. Both were treated and released from a local hospital.

All four were members of the Kentucky National Guard undergoing military engineering training at Camp Grafton, near Devils Lake.

The Jamestown Sun reports (http://bit.ly/OwvYBq) that Brandt faces two counts of manslaughter and a count of reckless endangerment.

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Information from: The Jamestown Sun, http://www.jamestownsun.com

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