A 21-year old Grand Forks man was sentenced on Wednesday to 330 months in jail for a fatal accident in Polk County.
Court records show Valentin Mendoza was convicted on two counts of third degree murder.
Mendoza was accused of driving a pick-up at a high rate of speed that crashed head-on into a vehicle on Highway 220 in June 2021.
According to charging documents East Grand Forks police spoke to Mendoza’s mother after the accident and were told he had a history of making suicidal comments.
Several days later two juveniles inside the other vehicle died of their injuries.
Mendoza was given credit for 386 days served.
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