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Tonganoxie Man Sentenced in Drunk Driving Crash that Killed his Son

 

 A Tonganoxie man is sentenced in the drunk driving crash that killed his son.

 

 35-year-old Shane Michael DeGraeve was sentenced on Friday to more than 11 years in prison for the death of his 9-year-old son. DeGraeve was found guilty last month of second degree murder in the case. The accident happened in April 2022 when DeGraeve was speeding and rolled his pickup truck after driving into a ditch. DeGraeve's son was seriously injured when he was ejected from the vehicle. The boy later died at a hospital. Two other children were also injured in the crash. Court documents listed DeGraeve's blood alcohol content and .083. The legal limit in Kansas is .08.

 

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