WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Louisiana man admitted Friday to driving while drunk and killing three people in a crash in Butler County last summer.
Tyler Beauclaire, 25, pleaded guilty in Butler County District Court to three counts involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence and two counts of aggravated battery. The three counts of involuntary manslaughter were reduced from second-degree murder under a plea deal.
On June 11, Beauclaire was driving on U.S. Highway 400 between Leon and Beaumont when his Chevrolet pickup swerved across the center line. It collided head-on with a Toyota pickup truck.
Man reaches plea deal in crash that killed three from Wichita
Three people in the Toyota, all from Wichita, were pronounced dead at the scene: Eliot Eichbauer, 46; Arlo Eichbauer, 19; and Silas Eichbauer, 16. Eliot Eichbauer was a middle school teacher in Wichita. Arlo was his son, and Silas was his nephew…