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Drunk driver who killed Zupan’s founder sentenced

The Columbian
Published: January 20, 2012, 4:00pm

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The man who steered into oncoming traffic and killed the founder of a Portland grocery chain is sentenced to more than 7 years in prison.

The Oregonian reports (http://bit.ly/woK01K ) Edy Reynoso-Ramirez had a blood-alcohol content of 0.19 percent, more than twice the legal limit, when he struck and killed John Zupan.

Zupan founded Zupan’s Markets, a gourmet food store with three locations.

Reynoso-Ramirez Police was speeding and driving erratically when he crossed the center line and hit Zupan’s motorcycle head-on in Portland.

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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com

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