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Man accused of causing crash that killed 5 people to appear in court Monday
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Man accused of causing crash that killed 5 people to appear in court Monday

Man accused of causing crash that killed 5 people to appear in court Monday

The man accused of causing a crash that killed five women in Minneapolis last year is due in Hennepin County Court on Monday afternoon.

Derrick Thompson, 28, was offered a plea deal in August; can accept it at Monday’s hearing, which is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m.

Thompson is charged with 10 counts of criminal vehicular homicide. Mary Moriarty, Hennepin County Prosecutor announced five additional charges of third-degree murder in September.

Under the terms of the plea agreementhalf of the criminal vehicular homicide charges would be dropped if he pleads guilty to the other five. His sentence would be 32 to 39 years.

Thompson was also found guilty on federal drug and weapons charges related to this case. More than 2,000 fentanyl pills were found inside his vehicle after the crash.

As previously reported, Thompson is accused of driving more than 95 miles per hour, running a red light and crashing into another vehicle, killing the five women inside.

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