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Published October 08, 2009, 03:10 PM

No plea deal made with bus driver charged with vehicular homicide

(WDAY TV) - Attorneys failed to reach a plea deal for a Moorhead bus driver charged with vehicular homicide in a fatal crash that killed a Pelican Rapids teen.

By: WDAY Staff Reports, WDAY

(WDAY TV) - Attorneys failed to reach a plea deal for a Moorhead bus driver charged with vehicular homicide in a fatal crash that killed a Pelican Rapids teen.

70-year-old Loren Ernst was behind the wheel when the charter bus crashed on Interstate-94 near Albertville, Minnesota in April of 2008.

16-year-old Jessica Weishair died in the crash. Attorneys have been trying to reach a plea agreement for Ernst, but negotiations fell apart.

His trial is now set for January 4th in Wright County, Minnesota.

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