Brent Keranen (Carlton County jail)
CARLTON, Minn. – Investigators say a driver in northeastern Minnesota admitted to playing air guitar in a moving car immediately before a deadly crash in Carlton County last week.
Brent Keranen, 21, of Pengilly told investigators he was “jamming out” to a good song on the radio when the airbags suddenly deployed.
Justin McNeil, 61 of Moose Lake, was walking on the shoulder of Highway 73 around 2 p.m. when he was hit and killed last Thursday.
Prosecutors have charged Keranen with criminal vehicular manslaughter. Court records show that Keranen had a blood alcohol level of .06, which is below the legal limit.
Keranen faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
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