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Maquoketa Woman Enters Not Guilty Plea to Vehicular Homicide Charges

DUBUQUE COURTHOUSE

A Maquoketa woman has entered a NOT GUILTY plea to vehicular homicide charges in the death of a truck driver in August near Dubuque.Kaylynn Knight

27-year old Kaylynn Knight entered the written plea in Dubuque County District Court and a trial date will be set.

Knight was arrested in late September after an investigation that authorities say found she was driving distracted playing a game on her phone when she struck and killed the trucker along Highway 61 while he was standing outside of his cab checking the load on the trailer.