Idaho man pleads guilty in boating death

Published 1:53 pm Wednesday, November 6, 2013

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — An eastern Idaho man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal boating accident.

The Post Register reported Christopher Fife of Idaho Falls pleaded guilty on Tuesday in exchange for prosecutors dropping an additional charge of aggravated operation of a boat while under the influence.

Prosecutors said the 34-year-old Fife was drunk on Aug. 3 when he crashed his boat on the Snake River, killing 33-year-old passenger Cara Tomita.

Fife faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced in January.

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Information from: Post Register, http://www.postregister.com