Police said Erik Norman's blood alcohol level was.19, more than nine times the legal limit for someone under the age of 21.
PALMER - Two defendants from Bondsville accused of providing alcohol to 17-year-old Erik P. Norman, who police say was drunk when he struck a utility pole with his dirt bike and died in April 2010, will have their cases go before a jury in Springfield in September.
Kenneth Dean, 29, and Robin Kolakowski, 46, both of Main Street, were charged with providing liquor to a person under 21 by Palmer police last year in connection with Norman's death.
Sgt. Scott E. Haley said Dean withdrew his plea in Palmer District Court on Tuesday before Judge Patricia T. Poehler, who sided with the commonwealth, and recommended he serve one year in the House of Correction, six months direct with the balance suspended. Court documents indicated that Dean was ready to plead guilty, in exchange for one year of probation, and no alcohol and random screens.
Dean and Kolakowski now will go before a jury in Springfield District Court on Sept. 7.
Police said Norman's blood alcohol level was .19, more than nine times the legal limit for someone under the age of 21, and that Kolakowski and Dean were the ones responsible for supplying him with alcohol before the crash on April 3.
The death of Erik Norman was followed by the death of his older brother, James B. Norman, 25, who jumped off the Bondsville dam into the Swift River after having attended a vigil for Erik on April 5. Police said he was despondent over the loss of Erik.
Family members read victim impact statements in court detailing the loss of the brothers, and how Erik left behind an infant son.