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FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) -- A 72-year-old Ogden man has been sentenced to zero to five years in prison for auto homicide.
Dean K. Pierce pleaded guilty in December in the death of 43-year-old Dan L. Jones of Centerville.
Jones was killed on U-S 89 in August when Pierce's vehicle crossed the lanes and hit Jones' car, which was in a left-turn lane.
Pierce's blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.
Deputy Davis County Attorney Troy Rawlings said this was Pierce's third drunken-driving offense.
Pierce said the accident was constantly on his mind and he prays every day for Jones' family and for the terrible ordeal he caused.
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