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Manslaughter charge

reduced

A Maryland trucker originally charged with involuntary manslaughter was found guilty of improper driving Monday in Fauquier General District Court and fined $100.

Ivan Ronald Demay, 34, of Glenn Bumie, Md., allegedly lost control of his truck Jan. 31 on Route 50, hit a parked car and killed Howard M. Ballenger Jr., 68, of Upperville.

Commonwealth’s Attorney Charles Foley amended the charge to reckless driving because Demay was not “grossly, grossly negligent” —

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