Driver charged in fatal Cass County crash settles Grand Forks cases

Matt Henson / WDAY By Matt Henson November 06, 2026 at 6:14 PM Listen Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? GRAND FORKS — A Grand Forks teen who police say sped away from a traffic stop and killed a Fargo musician while doing so will soon face the charges. Cornelio Vasquez, 19, settled all of his open cases in Grand Forks County on Friday, Nov. 6, including a reckless driving case. ADVERTISEMENT He will serve 30 days in jail. Vasquez will then be sent to Cass County, where he is charged with homicide while fleeing from police. Just after midnight on Aug. 23, police say he was driving 142 mph to get away from police when he ran through a stop sign and T-boned a car at an intersection south of Fargo. The driver of the other car, Ian Frye, 49, of Christine, North Dakota, was killed in the crash. Contributed Vasquez faces up to 20 years in prison in the case. READ MORE FROM MATT HENSON Messages of hope support patients at Altru Cancer Center 13h ago Benefit planned for man injured in northwest Minnesota farmstead shooting 19h ago 'My life was completely changed': Grand Forks woman recalls being struck by man chasing people with car 1d ago Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? Tags Tags CRIME AND COURTS CRIME CRASHES GRAND FORKS By Matt Henson Matt Henson is an Emmy award-winning reporter/photographer/editor for WDAY. Prior to joining WDAY in 2019, Matt was the main anchor at WDAZ in Grand Forks for four years. Listen to this article Conversation ADVERTISEMENT What To Read Next North Dakota Fedorchak to continue connecting with North Dakotans in second term 4h ago · By Jordan Rusche North Dakota Is agriculture ‘losing its voice’ in North Dakota's Legislature? Some are concerned 6h ago · By Pamela Knudson North Dakota A growing number of North Dakota students 'waiting for a teacher' 7h ago · By Robin Huebner ADVERTISEMENT Get Local Must Reads Moorhead How will vacant Moorhead City Council, Moorhead School Board seats be filled? 6h ago · By Ingrid Harbo North Dakota Driver charged in fatal Cass County crash settles Grand Forks cases 18h ago · By Matt Henson Business Sisters developing Kindro app to help users find their chosen family 6h ago · By Stephanie Dickerson Lifestyle What if this winter’s forecast holds true? 5h ago · By Don Kinzler