(Mason City, IA) — An Omaha man is expected to face more serious charges after a woman he struck with his vehicle in a Mason City parking lot died. Police say 35-year-old Christopher Rathfon was driving drunk when he hit 62-year-old Dawn Merrick outside Mills Fleet Farm last Tuesday. Investigators say Merrick died of her injuries in the hospital. Rathfon was initially charged with O-W-I, reckless driving and serious injury by vehicle. A breath test showed his blood alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit.
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