ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) ??A U.S. government employee, who struck and killed a man while driving in Zimbabwe in 2008, is now on trial in Virginia -- but he's not charged with causing the man's death.
The U.S. government opened its case Monday against Andrew Pastirik, on charges of vandalism for causing more than $1,000 in damage to the Toyota Land Cruiser he was driving in the incident. If convicted, Pastirik could face up to 10 years in prison.
Prosecutors said Pastirik was drunk when he struck Alois Pedzisai Matyoramhinga, 34, in Zimbabwe's capital of Harare.?
Pastirik's defense attorney said Pastirik was not intoxicated when he hit the man and that any other driver in the same situation would have had the same collision.
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