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Wheaton MN Man Sentenced In Crash That Killed 16 Year Old

Thirty-six-year-old Jason Vadner was sentenced in Otter Tail County District Court late last week.

August 29, 2018

Site Staff,

Fergus Falls, MN (KBRF/KFGO) – A Wheaton, Minnesota semi driver was sentenced to just over four years in prison for hitting a 16-year-old Vining boy’s vehicle head-on and killing him a little over a year ago. Thirty-six-year-old Jason Vadner was sentenced in Otter Tail County District Court late last week. Vadner was previously found guilty of criminal vehicular homicide and…

Semi Driver Charged in Connection With Teen’s Death Guilty

July 20, 2018

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FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – A semi driver has been found guilty of criminal vehicular homicide and careless driving in the death of a 16-year-old boy. 36-year-old Jason Vadner of Wheaton crossed the center line and hit Jacob Quam’s car head-on. He was on his way to Henning High School. The state patrol says Vadner was driving too fast on a…

Man Charged In Crash That Killed A High School Sophomore

Prosecutors Say Jason Vadner Was Driving Too Fast For The Conditions

July 20, 2017

TJ Nelson,

Jacob QuamOTTER TAIL CO., Minn. — A truck driver from Wheaton has been charged for causing a collision that killed a 16-year-old boy. Otter Tail County prosecutors have charged 35-year-old Jason Vadner with criminal vehicular homicide. They say he was driving his semi too fast in dense fog on April 13 when he crossed the centerline of State Highway 210…

Funeral For Henning Student To Be Held at High School

Visitation and a prayer service were set for Sunday night at the school.

April 16, 2017

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HENNING, MINN. (KFGO) – Funeral services for a 16 year-old student at Henning High School will be held in the gymnasium on Monday afternoon. Jacob Quam died early Thurs. morning in a collision with a semi on Hwy. 210 near Vining. The state patrol says the car Quam was driving was hit by the semi, which had crossed the centerline…