A Bovill man convicted of vehicular manslaughter has been sentenced to 10 years in prison with two years fixed.
30-year-old Tyler Beyer crashed an ATV while drunk in the early morning Sept. 25 on Forks Road in Latah County. His passenger, 27-year-old Nolan Meece, also of Bovill, died from blunt force trauma.
Beyer’s blood alcohol level at the time was 0.169.
While incarcerated, he will join a rider program for alcohol treatment and mental health counseling.
Beyer’s driving privileges will be suspended for one year upon his release and he must also pay $5,000 to Meece’s parents.
