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CROWN POINT — A Lake Criminal Court judge sentenced a woman Friday to a maximum sentence of one year in jail for causing a crash that killed a father of four and severely injured the mans passenger and the defendant. Megan A. Zyla, 25, of Cedar Lake, pleaded guilty in May to reckless driving, a class A misdemeanor, in connection with a head-on crash May 21, 2019, on U.S. 41, just south of St. John. Nick DeVries, 32, of Lowell, was killed and his co-worker Jordan Muscari was severely injure...

CEDAR LAKE — Two years after the death of a father of four in a fatal crash, the driver responsible has pleaded guilty to one count of reckless driving, a Class A misdemeanor, court reports said.   Nick DeVries, 32, of Lowell, died after a two-vehicle head-on crash May 21, 2019, in the southbound lanes of U.S. 41 in Cedar Lake.  Megan A. Zyla, 25, of Cedar Lake, pleaded guilty reckless driving, which is punishable by up to one year in jail, and a $5,000 fine, according to the Supe...