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Drunken driver sentenced to 7 years in fatal crash

By: Associated Press//October 14, 2019//

Drunken driver sentenced to 7 years in fatal crash

By: Associated Press//October 14, 2019//

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A drunken driver who fled from a fatal crash in Milwaukee has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

The Journal Sentinel reports 30-year-old Dennis Thomas Jr. was sentenced Thursday but avoided a homicide conviction because the other driver had gone through a stop sign.

The crash occurred after 2 a.m. on April 7. Twenty-eight-year-old LaTisha DuPree died of massive injuries in the crash.

Thomas was initially charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, but further investigation revealed DuPree had sped through a stop sign and into the path of Thomas, who was speeding but did brake right before the crash.

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