CANTON, S.D. (KELO) -- A Beresford man is spending his first night at the state penitentiary. Late Wednesday afternoon, a judge sentenced Hayden Hall to 50 years in prison for three counts of manslaughter.

In December of 2023, Hall was speeding and high on cocaine when he crashed a pickup, killing three passengers. Rather than calling for help, Hall stole a car and drove home.

"She was a ball of fire. She was a lot of people's person. A lot of people went to her anytime they had an issue or wanted to talk. Kaydence was always there. She was just a great kid," Kadence Nygaard's father, Joshua Nygaard, said.

Kaydence Nygaard was also a young mother who died when she was just 19.

"She was one of a kind. She was beautiful and full of life. There wasn't anything that could keep her down," K

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