21-year-old gets 57 months for involuntary manslaughter

A Crownpoint man has been sentenced to federal prison for an accident that resulted in all three of the passengers in his car dying.A federal district court judge sentenced Oct. 30 Brendan Harry, 21, to 57 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on involuntary manslaughter and assault charges. Harry also was ordered to pay $2,052.13 in restitution to cover funeral and other expenses incurred by one victim's family.Harry was charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of assault resulting in serious bodily injury, which arose out of a single motor vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on March 31, 2012, near Borrego Pass.Three individuals who were passengers were ejected when the vehicle rolled at high speed. Each of the three victims died as a result of injuries they sustained during the crash. A fourth passenger suffered serious bodily injuries. All four victims were young adult and members of the Navajo Nation.On June 3, Harry pleaded guilty to all four counts of the indictment. In entering his guilty plea, Harry admitted that he was driving while intoxicated and caused the death of three of his passengers and serious injury to a fourth passenger when he crashed the vehicle.