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Michigan Man to Stand Trial for W. IL ATV Crash

By on February 13, 2013

QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — A Michigan man has been ordered to stand trial for allegedly causing an all-terrain vehicle wreck that killed a woman last year in western Illinois.

30-year-old Andrew Koster of Kalamazoo, Mich., faces charges of reckless homicide, aggravated driving under the influence and aggravated reckless driving.

Authorities say Koster was driving the ATV when it crashed on Sept. 14 near Clayton on property owned by a hunting outfitter, killing 25-year-old passenger Sara Birsic.

Koster is free on bond.

The reckless homicide charge is punishable by up to five years in prison.