Thursday, June 21, 2007
Iraq War Vet gets death DUI sentence
Twenty-nine-year old Anthony Klecker faced more than four years in prison after pleading guilty to Criminal Vehicular Homicide for killing a teenager.
On Thursday, Judge David Knutson gave him a downward departure, sentencing him to 365 days in jail and 1,000 hours of community service. His probation will last for 10 years.
Casey's 16-year-old daughter Deanna was killed on Interstate 494 on October 28, 2006. Authorities say Klecker was drunk when he crashed into the median that Casey hit head-on on her way home from work.
Defense attorneys have been asking for the downward departure, citing Klecker's post traumatic stress disorder diagnosis. Klecker served the armed forces overseas, fighting in Iraq.
Knutson's sentence requires Klecker to go through 45 days of in-patient alcohol treatment, 45 days of treatment at the VA Hospital for post traumatic stress, and a 45 day independent living skills program.
After Klecker serves the final 188 days of his jail sentence, he'll be speaking to groups about alcohol abuse and post traumatic stress disorder.
On Thursday, Judge David Knutson gave him a downward departure, sentencing him to 365 days in jail and 1,000 hours of community service. His probation will last for 10 years.
Casey's 16-year-old daughter Deanna was killed on Interstate 494 on October 28, 2006. Authorities say Klecker was drunk when he crashed into the median that Casey hit head-on on her way home from work.
Defense attorneys have been asking for the downward departure, citing Klecker's post traumatic stress disorder diagnosis. Klecker served the armed forces overseas, fighting in Iraq.
Knutson's sentence requires Klecker to go through 45 days of in-patient alcohol treatment, 45 days of treatment at the VA Hospital for post traumatic stress, and a 45 day independent living skills program.
After Klecker serves the final 188 days of his jail sentence, he'll be speaking to groups about alcohol abuse and post traumatic stress disorder.
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