It has been 17 days since Dustin Humlicek was sentenced to prison for the death of Kevin Beightol.

It has been more than 14 months since Beightol died.

He was 48 when the pickup in which he was a passenger crashed at the intersection of north Des Moines Street in Webster City and 210th Street, which is locally known as the Annetta Woods blacktop.

Humlicek, 41, was driving.

The accident happened on September 2, 2023.

Humlicek pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle, recklessness, a class C felony.

On November 4 Humlicek learned that he would have to serve his10-year sentence in prison. With good behavior, there is a possibility that he could be released earlier.

The court dropped a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, a serious misdemeanor.

Beightol was a passenger in the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Humlicek, who was 39 at the time of the crash.

He called 911 to report the accident, a Hamilton County Sheriff’s report stated, and told authorities he was driving the pickup northbound on Des Moines Street and didn’t stop for the stop sign at 210th Street. The pickup went into the north ditch and ended up in a residential yard.

Humileck’s 911 call was logged at 3:03 a.m. September 2, 2023.

“I was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident that occurred at 1751 210th Street, Webster City, Iowa,” Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Zayne Mikita said in the criminal complaint filed in Hamilton County. “I arrived and observed multiple officers and emergency services rendering aid to the victim. The driver was sitting just outside of the driver’s door of the above vehicle.

“Webster City Officer Dan Watkins asked the defendant if he was driving and in Officer Watkins’ written statement the defendant admitted to driving the vehicle. The defendant

was loaded into an emergency vehicle and given aid.

“I went to the hospital where I waited for an EMS helicopter to arrive and take the defendant to MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines. While in the back of the emergency vehicle I spoke to the defendant. I could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person and the defendant’s eyes were bloodshot and watery. I read the defendant the Implied Consent Advisory due to the defendant being involved in a motor vehicle accident while showing signs of impairment. I gave the defendant until the helicopter arrival to decide to provide me with a blood or urine sample, but the defendant did not answer. This constituted a refusal for the withdrawal of a body specimen. …

“It was reasonable to believe that due to the victim’s extensive injuries, the victim likely sustained serious bodily injury or injuries resulting in death.”

Both men were transported to Des Moines.

Beightol died later that day from his injuries.