Forest Lake teen's death leads to vehicular homicide conviction for man who ran her over

FOREST LAKE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Dylan Simmons has been found guilty of unintentional homicide, criminal vehicular homicide and three counts of second-degree assault for running a teen girl over in Forest Lake after a fight during the summer of 2023.

Deadly fight in Forest Lake

What we know: Simmons faced several charges in the death of 17-year-old Darisha Bailey Vath in July 2023.

Police were told by witnesses that the incident started with a fight between two groups, some armed with a knife, baseball bats, hammers, and a crowbar.

After the fight "de-escalated", some witnesses told police that Simmons and another man climbed into a white Mazda sedan and drove towards a group of people twice, striking Vath on his second attempt.

Bailey was hit on the passenger side of the vehicle and run over by both sets of tires, charges alleged.

Dylan Simmons charged

Dig deeper: Initially charged with third-degree intentional homicide, Washington County prosecutors added charges against Simmons the following August, after new evidence from surveillance cameras provided the basis for a more serious charge of second-degree intentional homicide.

Three counts of second-degree assault were also added to the case against Simmons.

A sentencing date is set for March 20, 2025.

Contentious courtroom during trial

The other side: On Dec. 11, tensions boiled over outside the courtroom as testimony got underway in the trial, leaving one person banned following the melee.