Drunk Driver Who Killed Afghanistan Veteran Gets Little Jail Time for 3rd DUI

Drunk Driver Who Killed Afghanistan Veteran Gets Little Jail Time for 3rd DUI
Daniel Barrett Swecker (L) who killed Nelson Marvin Canada (R) while driving under the influence in 2012. Office of the District Attorney, 18th Judicial District
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A driver charged with killing an Afghanistan veteran in 2012 while driving under the influence received his sentence this week.

Daniel Barrett Swecker, 47, was driving 80 miles per hour on I-25 in Colorado when he slammed into 24-year-old Nelson Marvin Canada, an Army vet who had served in Afghanistan. This was Swecker’s third DUI.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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