March 28, 2024

Man pleads guilty, agrees to prison in fatal crash

CHEROKEE — A northwestern Iowa man has agreed to serve a 10-year prison sentence in pleading guilty to causing a fatal crash last year.

Casey Herron, 23 of Quimby pleaded guilty Tuesday to vehicular homicide and operating while intoxicated shortly after his trial in Cherokee County District Court began.

As part of the deal, Herron agreed to a 10-year prison term when he’s sentenced on Feb. 2.