State v. Loitz

OPINION

FORSBERG, Judge.

Appellant Lonnie James Loitz pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal vehicular operation resulting in death, Minn.Stat. § 609.21, subd. 1 and one count of criminal vehicular operation resulting in injury, Minn.Stat. § 609.21, subd. 2. On appeal he challenges his sentence. We affirm.

FACTS

On Friday, February 17, 1984 appellant spent the afternoon drinking with friends. Around 7:30 p.m. he was driving Gary Jus-tus’ pickup truck south on Ferry Street in Anoka. Appellant’s girlfriend Chloe Van-Vleet sat on the right side and on her lap was their child Tyrel Loitz, age 22…