(St. Cloud MN-) A Coon Rapds man has been sentenced to 6 years and 1 month in prison for driving under the influence of drugs and killing a Belgrade woman last year. In Stearns County District Court yesterday Judge Heidi Schultz sentenced 54-year-old Chad Seitz to 73 months in prison, and gave him credit for 417 days he has spent in jail since his arrest. In December, Seitz pleaded pleaded guilty to charges of Criminal Vehicular Homicide and Criminal Vehicular Operation While Under the Influence of Drugs.
A head-on collision on Highway 55 east of Brooten January 22nd 2024 killed 41-year-old Cassie Mithaugen and injured her 3-year-old step-daughter while Mithaugen was taking her to daycare. Investigators say Seitz was under the influence of cannabis and methamphetamine at the time.