Drunk Driver Sentenced for Fatal Crash

0:00A 32-year-old man from Independence just got hit with a seven-year prison sentence for a deadly drunk driving crash in East Kansas City. Jonathan Stone pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated, that caused serious injury, and on Tuesday, a Jackson County judge sent him to the Missouri. Department of Corrections, crediting time already served. Back on June 4 at around 5.30pm, cops responded to a wreck near East 30A's terrace, South and Blue Ridge Cut-Off were stones. Erratic high-speed driving sent his silver mercury off the road into a pedestrian. That victim fought for his life, but passed away on July 7th from blunt force injuries, leaving a family devastated and highlighting the brutal. Toll of impaired driving on innocent folks. Stone owned up at the scene to pounding drinks while fixing his truck with his blood alcohol clocking in at 0.114. A stark reminder that one bad choice behind the wheel can shatter lives forever. Local news powered by AI.

1:00This is Kansas News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.