Driver charged in fatal Cass County crash settles Grand Forks cases

Matt Henson / WDAY By Matt Henson November 06, 2026 at 6:14 PM Listen Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? GRAND FORKS — A Grand Forks teen who police say sped away from a traffic stop and killed a Fargo musician while doing so will soon face the charges. Cornelio Vasquez, 19, settled all of his open cases in Grand Forks County on Friday, Nov. 6, including a reckless driving case. ADVERTISEMENT He will serve 30 days in jail. Vasquez will then be sent to Cass County, where he is charged with homicide while fleeing from police. Just after midnight on Aug. 23, police say he was driving 142 mph to get away from police when he ran through a stop sign and T-boned a car at an intersection south of Fargo. The driver of the other car, Ian Frye, 49, of Christine, North Dakota, was killed in the crash. Contributed Vasquez faces up to 20 years in prison in the case. READ MORE FROM MATT HENSON Messages of hope support patients at Altru Cancer Center 16h ago Benefit planned for man injured in northwest Minnesota farmstead shooting 21h ago 'My life was completely changed': Grand Forks woman recalls being struck by man chasing people with car 1d ago Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? Tags Tags CRIME AND COURTS CRIME CRASHES GRAND FORKS By Matt Henson Matt Henson is an Emmy award-winning reporter/photographer/editor for WDAY. Prior to joining WDAY in 2019, Matt was the main anchor at WDAZ in Grand Forks for four years. Listen to this article Conversation ADVERTISEMENT What To Read Next North Dakota North Dakota's Pembina Gorge State Park completes first season 7h ago · By Maxwell Marko North Dakota Fedorchak to continue connecting with North Dakotans in second term 7h ago · By Jordan Rusche North Dakota Is agriculture ‘losing its voice’ in North Dakota's Legislature? Some are concerned 8h ago · By Pamela Knudson ADVERTISEMENT Get Local Must Reads Subscribers Only UND Hockey Live updates: No. 5 Western Michigan at No. 10 UND (series finale) 45m ago · By Brad Elliott Schlossman College LIVE BLOG: Illinois State at UND football, 1 p.m. 3h ago · By Tom Miller Subscribers Only UND Hockey 5 things you might have missed from UND's 2-2 tie with Western Michigan 3h ago · By Brad Elliott Schlossman Local UND to host Veterans Day Ceremony; everyone is welcome to attend 7h ago · By Pamela Knudson