CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man must report to prison in November after he pleaded guilty to spilling thousands of gallons of oil into the Catawba River.

The Charlotte Observer reported that 24-year-old Daniel Still Jr. of Lincolnton was sentenced to eight months behind bars and must pay a $250,000 fine. Still pleaded guilty late last year.

He will pay fines and restitution to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Authorities say the spill occurred when Still was destroying buildings at the Belmont Dyers textile dyeing plant in 2007. They say he hit the fuel line of a 5,000-gallon tank as he drove demolition equipment, spilling the oil into the Catawba River.

The cleanup cost more than $430,000.

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Information from: The Charlotte Observer, http://www.charlotteobserver.com