Matthew Park pleads not guilty in suspected DUI crash that killed 3 girls

HAILEY, Idaho (CBS 2) — A man suspected of driving drunk and crashing into a vehicle that ultimately killed three young girls has pleaded not guilty.

Matthew Park was arraigned in Blaine County court on Monday where he entered his plea to the charges of vehicular manslaughter and aggravated driving under the influence.

According to the Blaine County Sheriff's Office, Somchai Ray Lee Lurak, 26, of Mountain Home was heading west on Highway 20 in August when he stopped his vehicle at a traffic signal in a construction site near Hot Springs Landing.

Another vehicle, driven by Park, 46, of Fairfield, was also heading west and ended up colliding with Lurak's vehicle, according to deputies. Three young girls, Drayka Rayshell, 3, 6-year-old Aneena Bolden and 5-year-old Kya Bolden all died from injuries sustained in the crash. Lurak's fiancee told CBS 2 recently that Lurak is now an incomplete quadriplegic, which means his spinal cord wasn't completely cut through.

Park's trial is tentatively scheduled to take place in February and is expected to last about seven days.