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Chris Souleshas entered a conditional guilty plea regarding the2017 car crashthat left one person dead.
In the documents, the State of Iowa moved to amend the trial information — to charge Soules with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious injury — and theBacheloralum “filed a written guilty plea to the amended charge, conditioned his plea of guilty upon the court’s acceptance of the terms of the parties’ plea agreement.”
But, “if the court rejects the plea agreement, the defendant will be afforded the opportunity to withdraw his guilty plea,” the documents state.
He later states that in exchange for his guilty plea, the court “will order a confidential presentence investigation report (PSI) be completed in advance of sentencing and this document will be provided to the State and to me. I also understand that the instant plea to the aggravated misdemeanor will resolve any and all criminal matters, investigations, etc. arising from the accident on April 24, 2017 and no further prosecution or charges will be brought against me. … I understand the court may accept or reject the agreement or defer its decision as to acceptance or rejection until receipt of a PSI.”
His sentencing is set for Jan. 8 at 1:30 p.m.
On April 25, 2017, Soules was arrested andcharged with leaving the scene of a car accidentthat resulted in the death of 66-year-oldVietnam veteranKenneth E. Mosher.
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Hewas arrested in Iowa after he allegedly crashed his truck into a tractor, running it off the road into a ditch. His vehicle was later found at a home that he was present at, andSoules allegedly refused to leaveuntil officers obtained a search warrant several hours later.
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In his written conditional guilty plea, Soules detailed the crash and admitted his wrongdoing to not providing his vehicle’s registration number to police.
Iowa State Patrol alleged that he fled the scene, violating the Iowa code that states: “If the accident causes the death of a person, all surviving drivers shall remain at the scene of the accident except to seek necessary aid or to report the accident to law enforcement authorities.”
Afterentering a not guilty plea in May 2017 to the charge, Soules’ legal teamfiled a motion to dismissthe “failure to remain” charge on constitutional grounds, refuting the last sentence of the Iowa state code.
Their request to dismiss wasdenied in Januarybefore being brought to the Iowa Supreme Court. In February, multiple outletsreportedthat an Iowa Supreme Court denied an appeal.
source: people.com
