(KAIR)--An Easton man, last week, pled guilty in Leavenworth County District Court to charges related to a fatal crash involving a UTV.

According to a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, citing court documents, 59-year-old Gregory Zule was under the influence of alcohol on the evening of July 15, 2023, when he crashed the UTV he was driving in rural Leavenworth County.

Following the crash, Zule told deputies he swerved to miss a deer, which is when his UTV rolled. Zule- wife died in the crash.

Zule, last week, pled guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of driving under the influence.

He is scheduled to appear in a Leavenworth County District courtroom for sentencing on October 6, 2023.