Published: June 19, 2009 07:10 am      

Man charged with negligent homicide

CHARLEVOIX -- An East Jordan man was arrested for felony negligent homicide.

Deputies arrested Zachary Woodthorp, 23, for allegedly causing the death of another motorist in a Nov. 5 crash.

Woodthorp drove a pickup truck on the Boyne City/East Jordan Road when he collided with a car driven by James Richard Browe, 66, of Ellsworth. Authorities determined excessive speed caused the crash, said Charlevoix County Sheriff W. D. Schneider.

The charge is a high court misdemeanor with penalties up to two years in prison and a $2,000 fine.

An arraignment has not yet been set.