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Christian Sheppard pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter and criminal threat after a deadly DUI crash in December 2024 that killed his passenger, 32-year-old basketball star Chekiel Wright — a father of two whose legacy lives on through a memorial game. The crash, fueled by alcohol and drugs, sent the car careening into a tree, fence, and home, igniting a fire and ejecting the engine. Prosecutors dropped murder charges in exchange for the plea. An earlier April 2024 incident added the criminal threat charge, where Sheppard allegedly triggered fire alarms — he admitted to that but denied other claims. Sentencing is set for October 15. This case is a sobering reminder of the irreversible cost of impaired driving.

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