Following two days of deliberations, a Webster County jury returned the guilty verdict Friday for Logan Christensen, 39 The jury acquitted him of the charge of vehicular homicide.

According to court documents, Sara Sanga and her 13-year-old son, Kyle Hilbert, were returning home to Hardy when their Toyota Camry was hit by Christensen at the intersection of Union Avenue and 110th Street on Nov. 27, 2023. Sanga was northbound on Union Avenue while Christensen was westbound on 110th Street in a Ram pickup. Christensen’s vehicle hit Sanga’s in the front passenger area and pushed it into the ditch where it hit a power pole and later rolled onto its hood, where it came to rest.

Hilbert was pronounced dead at the scene. Sanga was airlifted to a Des Moines hospital with a head injury, broken ankle, and broken ribs.

Christensen told law enforcement at the scene that he was driving the truck and stated that prior to getting behind the wheel he had consumed alcohol, ‘two captain and cokes’.

According to court records, Christensen’s blood test results came back positive for cocaine and THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and indicated a blood alcohol content of .041. A blood alcohol content of .08 is presumed intoxicated under Iowa law.

The jury trial in Webster County District Court began on Tuesday.