A Butte woman who rolled a vehicle after drinking and killed a friend must share her story with area high schools, a judge ruled in December.
Mariah Mosdal was 19 when she and college friends went to the Delmoe Lake area for a party about two years ago. She lost control of the vehicle and it rolled, pinning victim Molly Griswold beneath, killing her immediately. Mosdal admitted her guilt to felony negligent homicide and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .02 or more while under age 21.
In district court in Boulder December 14 Mosdal was sentenced to six years on probation and fined $2500 for the homicide and $500 for the driving offense. She was also ordered to undergo a chemical dependency evaluation and any recommended treatment at her own expense, to stay away from alcohol and illegal drugs, and to observe other conditions of probation. If she successfully completes four years of probation, she may apply for a reduction in her probation, ordered Judge Loren Tucker.
