Ex-Gustavus hockey player receives probation for fatal crash

Gianna Gasparini, a former Gustavus Adolphus College hockey player, received a one-year probation sentence after pleading guilty to reckless driving, which resulted in a crash that killed her teammate, Jori Lynn Jones. The incident occurred in August 2023 in western Minnesota. Gasparini's charge will be dismissed if she complies with probation terms, including a $3,000 fine and remaining law-abiding. The crash happened when Gasparini's SUV collided with a minivan at an intersection, and she admitted to not noticing the intersection in time. She had consumed alcohol the night before but was not under its influence at the time of the crash.