(Radio Iowa) – A northwest Iowa man has been sentenced to probation in a vehicular homicide case. State prosecutors had recommended a 10 year prison sentence or at least two years in jail for 22-year-old Caleb Richard DeBey, of Alvord.

Police say DeBey was driving at least 126 miles an hour when his vehicle left the road and a passenger was killed on July 30th of last year near Rock Valley. The Iowa State Patrol’s report indicates DeBey’s blood alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit. Then, in September of last year, DeBey was charged for a second time with drunk driving. A judge has issued a suspended sentence and ordered DeBey to serve five years of probation. DeBey was sentenced to seven days in the county jail for the two O-W-Is, but he was given credit for the 11 days he previously served.

DeBey has been ordered to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with any recommendations.