Minnesota man admits to DUI in connection to 2019 fatal crash near Watertown
A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to fourth-offense driving under the influence Wednesday in connection to a 2019 fatal crash in Watertown.
Antonio Otero, 36, of Lakeville, Minnesota, was initially charged with felony vehicular homicide and felony manslaughter as well as misdemeanor counts of reckless driving and possession of marijuana. The charges were in connection to a wreck on Sept. 5 on U.S. Highway 212 in which Roberta Anderson, 59 of Marvin, died.
He pleaded guilty to fourth-offense DUI following a second plea agreement reached in this case. The first was rejected by Judge Robert Spears, according to court documents. In that plea agreement, Otero pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter with the understanding that he would be sentenced up to six years in prison.
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According to the new plea agreement, Otero agreed to admit to the fourth-offense DUI charge, which comes with a maximum prison sentence of five years. All other charges were dismissed.
According to court paperwork, Otero was sentenced to five years in prison, with two years suspended and credit for 223 days served. He will begin serving this sentence when he is done serving time in connection to charges in Minnesota.
In addition to his sentence, Otero had his driver's license suspended for two years and was ordered to pay $872 in fines and court costs.
This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Minnesota man admits to DUI in connection to 2019 fatal crash near Watertown
