Teen sentenced to prison for role in collision that killed his friend

Teen sentenced to prison for role in collision that killed his friend-

Today, a youngster who was involved in a fatal collision will do time in jail, illustrating the danger of drinking and driving.

Days before he was scheduled to graduate from high school, Dax Burk passed away in May of last year.

During the incident, Burk and his three buddies were returning from a campfire.
Daniel Armas, a 19-year-old Saginaw resident who was driving the car, claims that Dax Burk was like a brother to him. Although Dax’s family and the other collision victims did not want a severe punishment, Daniel will have to serve time in jail.

Daniel Armas’s attorney, Marcus Garske, describes the scenario as “just tragic.” “A family lost a son, and Dan lost his best friend.”

In May 2023, 18-year-old Dax Burk was scheduled to graduate from Hemlock High School.
On May 20, at about three in the morning, he and three of his buddies were driving back from a campfire in Ogemaw County when their car slammed into a ditch on 7 Mile in Frankenlust Township in Bay County.

While driving, Daniel Armas suffered severe injuries.

According to Garske, “He woke up in the hospital.” “He had to learn that his best friend had been killed, and that was his first word on the matter.”

Armas, the two other adolescents, and Dax Burk all sustained injuries that are still being treated.

After being charged with driving under the influence, causing death, and causing significant bodily impairment, Armas finally entered a plea of not guilty to the misdemeanors of moving violation causing death and moving violation causing serious bodily impairment.

A few hours after the collision, his blood alcohol content was.037.

While Jeff Stroud, the assistant prosecutor for Bay County, doesn’t advocate for a severe punishment, he does believe that some sort of penalty is necessary.

In court, Stroud stated, “I consumed alcohol as an underage drinker and then did what society has been telling the community for forever: do not drive.”

Armas was given a two-year probationary term by District Court Judge Tim Kelly, with the first sixty days spent in jail.

“A terrible mishap all around,” Garske remarks. “Any of the boys could have been behind the wheel that evening.”

The estate of Dax Burk filed a civil action against Daniel Armas, and a hearing is planned for later this month in that case.