NORTHWOOD, Iowa – A St. Ansgar man is pleading not guilty to vehicular homicide charges in the death of a Mitchell County teen.

Blair Lee Hansen, 21, is now scheduled to stand trial starting January 20, 2026, for homicide by vehicle-operating under the influence and homicide by vehicle-reckless driving.

Court documents state that Hansen was driving on 410 th Street in Worth County on March 1 when he lost control around 3 am about 456 feet east of Killdeer Avenue. Investigators say Hansen was going more than 25 miles per hour over the speed limit when he veered off the road, went into the ditch, and crashed into a power pole.

Law enforcement says Hansen was injured in the crash but his passenger, Ayden Steele, 16 of St. Ansgar, was killed.

According to court documents, the Iowa Divi

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