GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - A judge sentenced a 22-year-old man to a 42-month prison sentence last Friday, federal authorities announced Wednesday.

Desmond Waukau, 22, an enrolled member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and former resident of Keshena, received his prison sentence following a conviction for involuntary manslaughter.

Waukau pleaded guilty on May 30.

According to federal authorities, Waukau was speeding on a state highway that runs through the Menominee Indian Reservation. Waukau attempted to flee from tribal law enforcement vehicles that were going the opposite direction, and then he lost control at a turn onto Crowe Settlement Road, which is an unpaved road between Keshena and Middle Village.

His vehicle then crashed, killing a passenger. Later examination of the

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