river in fatal boat crash charged

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. —The driver in a boat crash on Devils Lake that killed a Minnesota woman earlier this month is in custody.

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Thomas J. Burns, 54, Grand Forks, was arrested Wednesday afternoon at the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center after being interviewed by investigators, according to a report from the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Department.

Burns allegedly had a blood alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit when the boat he was driving struck a tree sticking out of the lake on Aug. 9, according to an arrest warrant issued Tuesday.

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