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| "ATV Man" returns to
work after plea bargain
A Standorf foothills park ranger accused of vehicular manslaughter returned to work yesterday after reaching a plea bargain agreement with the Standorf District Attorney's office. The park ranger, who had run over a hiker with his all-terrain vehicle (ATV), plead guilty to reckless steering, a misdemeanor. His lawyer argued that the fact that the hiker was not on a designated recreational route was a mitigating circumstance. "Iím really glad to be going back to work," the ranger said at a press conference shortly after the plea bargain was arranged. "If you go too long without being able to tell a hiker that he needs to stay on the designated recreational routes, it just doesn't feel right. |