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WATFORD CITY – A semi-truck driver charged with manslaughter following a crash that took the lives of two people last fall has pleaded not guilty in Northwest District Court, according to court documents.
Mickey Alonzo Gramley is charged with manslaughter-child victim and manslaughter-adult victim, both Class B felonies. He’s also charged with reckless endangerment-extreme indifference, a Class C felony. Gramley pleaded not guilty to all charges, and a jury trial has been set for Aug. 31.
A 5-year-old girl from Minot and Hannah Kocher of Watford City died in the Sept. 28, 2025, crash. Jacob Shepard of Watford City was seriously injured in the crash.
According to North Dakota Highway Patrol information, Gramley was driving a Peterbilt truck pulling a trailer, on 23rd Street Northwest, south of Watford City, when he disregarded a posted stop sign at the intersection with U.S. Highway 85 and struck a vehicle driven by Shepard. Kocher and the child were passengers in Shepard's vehicle.
In North Dakota Century Code, a Class B felony carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment, a fine of $20,000, or both. A Class C felony carries a maximum penalty of five years imprisonment, a fine of $10,000, or both.