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Man charged with roadside deaths found guilty

Posted at 7:58 AM, Jul 11, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-13 23:15:07-04

INDIANAPOLIS -- A Fortville, Indiana man was found guilty in the deaths of two construction workers Wednesday.

Jordan Stafford was indicted in November 2015 for his role in the 2014 crash on southbound I-69 that killed two highway construction workers. 

On Wednesday, Stafford was found guilty of two counts of reckless operation of a vehicle in a highway work zone - death of worksite worker and two counts of disregarding traffic control device or flagman in highway work zone - death of worker.

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Kenneth Duerson, Jr. and Coty DeMoss were both killed May 9, 2014 while working on Interstate 69 and 82nd street in Marion County.

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Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry said in November that complex circumstances in the crash investigation extended the length of the investigation and ultimately resulted in the decision to present the case to a grand jury. 

In an exclusive interview, Stafford told Call 6's Kara Kenney “I’m sorry, and there’s nothing I can ever do to make up for what happened."

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Sentencing will be Aug. 2.