A person has been charged in connection with an accident last year that killed a Gustavus Adolphus ice hockey player.

On Friday, 20-year-old Gianna Kate Gasparini was charged with reckless driving in a crash that killed Jori Jones. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 364 days in prison and/or a $3,000 fine.

According to court documents, a car crash occurred at the intersection of Highways 40 and 29 in Chippewa County on August 20. The accident involved two vehicles, each with several people in it.

According to the Minnesota State Patrol, Jones, Gasparini and two other Gustavus teammates were in an eastbound Chevy Equinox on Highway 40 at about 12:40 p.m. when it collided with a southbound Dodge Grand Caravan at the intersection of Highway 29.

All five people involved in the accident were taken to hospital, where Jones later succumbed to her injuries.

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Gasparini and the other two teammates, identified as Lily Kay Mortenson and Kayla Marie Bluhm, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Grand Caravan, a 28-year-old woman from Benson, also suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Court documents show that a Minnesota State Patrol trooper spoke to Gasparini at the scene after the accident, who said, “I approached the stop sign at the intersection, obeying the speed limit, and tried to stop, but the other car was already outside, I couldn’t get out of the way.”

According to court documents, a witness at the scene said the Equinox was driving too fast and missed the brakes when it hit the caravan.

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Gasparini later stated that she was not using her phone at the time of the accident and that a breathalyzer test returned a breathalyzer result of 0.000. Gasparini also noted that she had not taken Adderall that day but “probably should have.”

An accident reconstruction report states that Gasparini was driving 78 miles per hour before the crash and her speed was between 55 and 65 miles per hour at the time of the crash.