The Montana Republican who was driving a boat that crashed while carrying Rep. Denny Rehberg and four other passengers has pleaded not guilty to three felony charges related to the August incident.
Prosecutors allege that State Sen. Greg Barkus had a blood alcohol content twice the legal driving limit nearly two hours after the crash. All five passengers — the two elected Republicans, as well as Barkus’s wife and two Rehberg staffers — were injured in the crash.
Rehberg has said that Barkus “didn’t appear to be impaired” when driving the boat, and that he is cooperating with the investigation.
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