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ByKATHLEENA.SCHULTZ kschultz@shawmedia.com

MORRISON –AnE riemanwho pleadedguiltytoimproperlaneusage in t hedeathof a7 6-year-oldErie wo ma nk ille dinah ead-oncollision al mo s tt hre ey earsagohasbeense ntenced to a$1,000fineandcourtfees.

NathanialD.“Nathan”Bearsley,38, was ticketedSept.6,2020,forimproper la n eu sa geinthe crash t hatkilled JoyceM.Kaecker.

Thatchargewas dismisse dA pri l7 , 2021,andfour countsoffelony aggravate dD UI drugsan dm isdeme a norimproper laneusagewere filedJuly13,2021. Thefelonychargesweredismissed withoutprejudiceApril26becausethe statehadinsufficientevidenceto suppo rt them,State’sAttorney T erry Costellosaidinhismotiontodismiss. Shouldevidencearise,thosecharges couldberefiledandBearsleycould fac ee nhance dc harges of t hreeto14 y ears inprisononeachcount,court recordsshow.

Accordingtocour td ocumen t s, investigatorshadallegedBearsle y wa sd rivingunderth ei nfluenc eo f marijuanaand/oroneorsomecombina tio no ff ou ro th erdr ugs whenhe cr os se dt hece nt erli ne onAlbany RoadnearBurnsRoadabout6:45p.m . thatday an dc ollidedwit hK aecker’s vehicle.

Kaecker diedatthe scene.Bearsley washospitalized.

MHS students volunteered to direct traf fic and unload appliances, electronics and other items from communit y members’ vehicles during the LionsClub’s Recycle Day event. Picturednear the grandstand at the Whiteside County Fairgrounds are Madison Krum , MadisonHouzenga, Donny Reav y, Carson Strating,Blake Adams, Zayden Boonstra , Aiden Dolie slagerand Sebastian Carreno