New York Mills teen killed in DWI crash honored during baseball game Thursday

New York Mills teen killed in DWI crash honored during baseball game Thursday

It was a somber night at Smith Park as the New York Mills community came together to honor Blake Unger.

Teen killed, friend charged in graduation night drunk driving crash in Otter Tail County

NEW YORK MILLS, Minn. — In a split second, a promising life ended. A graduation celebration turned deadly Tuesday, May 27, when 18-year-old Blake Unger was killed in a crash northeast of Bluffton. His friend, Izak Schermerhorn, 18, of New York Mills, is now charged with criminal vehicular homicide. A judge on Thursday, May 29, called the case “absolutely tragic for many people.” According to the criminal complaint, Schermerhorn picked up Unger …

Teen charged in car accident that killed his friend

An 18-year-old man appeared for his first court hearing from the Otter Tail County Jail following a May 27 car accident that caused the death of Blake Unger, 18, of New York Mills.

Minnesota Teen Showing Off Exhaust Noise Mod Rolls Truck, Kills Classmate

A Minnesota teenager was drunk and showing off a new noise modification on the exhaust of his pickup truck this week when he rolled the vehicle over, killing his classmate passenger. Izak Schermerhorn, 18, was charged in Thursday with three counts of criminal vehicular homicide in the crash that killed 18-year-old Blake Unger, who was ejected from the truck and pinned beneath it, KMSP reported. Unger was pronounced dead at the scene, the Minneap…