Sergeant Sentenced for Iraq Humvee Crash

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030903/ap_on_re_us/iraq_crash&cid=519&ncid=1480

BALTIMORE - An Army sergeant who was accused of driving recklessly in a Humvee in Iraq when it flipped and crushed a soldier was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to seven years in prison, a military spokeswoman said Wednesday.

Sgt. Oscar Nelson III, 25, of Dundalk was accused of driving erratically and at excessive speed when the vehicle rolled over and killed Spc. Nathaniel Caldwell Jr. in the early hours of May 21.

A military judge found Nelson guilty of involuntary manslaughter, making a false official statement and obstruction of justice, Army spokeswoman Maj. Josslyn Aberle said in an e-mailed statement from Iraq. He could have received life in prison on a charge of unpremeditated murder during the general court-martial in Tikrit that ended Monday.

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[roguevalley]

1. damn.

he shouldn't even had BEEN there. ANother scalp for Bushco.

[frylock]

2. this kid is sentenced to seven years in prison..

but I bet Janklow walks.

[mike_c]

3. oh come on, he was being cowboy and he killed someone....

Stop acting like he was the victim. Somebody else's son is dead, not because he was in Iraq, but because he was in this guy's vehicle.