A man from Red Lake (MN) has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for involuntary manslaughter in connection with a drunk-driving crash that resulted in the death of his passenger.
Federal court documents say, on Nov. 6, 2021, 27-year-old Gerald Johnson was driving while intoxicated, going more than 90 miles-per-hour in a 20-miles-per-hour zone on a Red Lake Reservation road.
Johnson failed to handle a curve, jumped the curb, and crashed into a tree, severely damaging the vehicle’s right side.
His passenger was ejected from the vehicle and died from her injuries.
Johnson’s blood alcohol content was point-2-2-4…well above the legal limit of point-zero-8.
Investigators recovered several bottles of alcohol from inside and outside of the vehicle.