A Chinle man, Broderrick Ramon Coggeshell, was sentenced this week by United States District Judge Michael T. Liburdi to nine years in prison, after pleading guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury on January 30, 2024.
Coggeshell’s prison sentence is to be followed by three years of supervised release.
In December 2022, Coggeshell, while intoxicated, crossed the center line of traffic with his truck and collided with a vehicle occupied by three brothers, killing one and seriously injuring another. Coggeshell and the victims are all members of the Navajo Nation.