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Former DFL Chair Sentenced for Hit-Run | Duluth News
Former DFL official Cynthia Martin, chair of the party’s 8th congressional district, has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to criminal vehicular homicide in a deadly July 3rd hit-and-run that killed 19-year-old Carter Haithcock. Driving under the influence of a phone call, Martin struck Haithcock on Highway 169 near Nashwauk, initially mistaking him for an animal — then fled the scene. Her car, traveling at 59 mph, left critical evidence including blood and fabric matching Haithcock, while his body was thrown over 100 feet before being struck by a…
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