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Buhler Man’s Trial For Involuntary Manslaughter Continued

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A Buhler man charged with involuntary manslaughter, DUI and two counts of aggravated battery was scheduled to go to trial Tuesday, but that’s now been pushed back to April 30.

Matthew Yoder is charged with the crimes after a car crash that killed one his passengers and injured two others. It was July 26, 2011 when Yoder was going north on Elm just after 2:30 in the morning, ran a stop sign at the intersection with East 11th, and his car was hit broadside by a west bound car driven by 23-year-old Kyle Ridgeway. Yoder’s car continued to the northwest part of the intersection where it hit a utility pole.

A Passenger in Yoder’s vehicle, 29-year-old John Senabulya of Hutchinson was killed in the collision. A third person in his car was taken to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Ridgeway was also taken to Hutchinson Regional where he suffer a dislocated shoulder.

Yoder allegedly had a blood alcohol level of .11. He had told officers that he had five rum and cokes while at a local nightclub.

Again, the trial which was scheduled to begin Tuesday is continued at the request of the defense.

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