VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – 22-year-old Garret Kuntz of Mandan accused of striking and killing a pedestrian with his vehicle along Interstate 94 west of Valley City on December 21st, 2025 has been sentenced after he changed his plea to guilty during a hearing on Thursday, August 27th in the Barnes County Courthouse. The investigation, headed by the North Dakota Highway Patrol, identified Kuntz as the driver of a pickup that struck and k…