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Man sentenced to prison after passenger killed in crash

SHICKSHINNY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to charges from a crash that killed another person.

Officers say Tyler Mizell has been sentenced to one and a half to seven years for homicide by vehicle, and four months to three years for DUI.

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The deadly crash happened in Union Township in June of last year when officers say Mizell was driving 77 miles per hour when he went off the road, across a driveway, and over a cliff, landing in the woods.

His passenger was ejected from the passenger door window.

Investigators say the passenger was later found dead in the wooded area.