Charges: Driver was going 130+ mph, using Snapchat before fatal wreck in central MN

Published August 21, 2023 5:07PM SHERBURNE CO. (FOX 9) – An early morning crash in Sherburne County that killed one and injured several others will result in multiple charges for the driver who was clocked going more than 100 miles per hour (MPH) after leaving a bar. Hunter Michael Buckentine, 23, of Avon, is charged with two counts of vehicular homicide (driving in a negligent manner and leaving the scene), as well as, perpetrating a dangerous act for his role in the crash. According to charges, on Aug. 19, around 1:11 a.m., a Minnesota State Trooper was traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 10 near County Road 8 in Becker when he observed a vehicle traveling 132 MPH in the westbound lane. The trooper turned around, but during an attempt to catch up, it kept pulling away, nearly out of sight, according to charges. It was last clocked at 116 MPH before it disappeared from the trooper’s vision, according to charges. Shortly after the chase, police say the trooper came across debris of glass and vehicle parts on the roadway, just east of 97th Street SE. As he approached, the trooper noted a female on the shoulder of the road “waving her
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