Utah man will get jail for inflicting DUI crash that killed 5-year-old

PRESTON, Idaho — A Utah man who killed one and injured others in a crash whereas driving underneath the affect was ordered to serve a 15-year jail sentence.

Joshua Jason Hansen, 41, pleaded responsible to felonies of vehicular manslaughter and aggravated DUI after reaching a plea settlement with the Franklin County prosecutor’s workplace, court docket information present. As a part of the settlement, two extra felony aggravated DUI prices and misdemeanor prices of possessing marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to make use of have been dismissed.

District Decide Cody Brower sentenced Hansen to 2 jail phrases of 10 to fifteen years — to be served concurrently. Hansen obtained credit score towards his sentence for 297 days served.

Hansen was arrested in June 2023 when officers responding to experiences of a automobile crash discovered him within the driver’s seat of a automotive that had rolled over and are available to an upright relaxation, in accordance with court docket paperwork.

When officers arrived, emergency medical responders have been already on-scene tending to a 5-year-old who sustained critical accidents after being ejected from the automotive throughout the crash. The responders had pulled the kid from a ravine close to the crash and have been trying lifesaving measures.

The kid was finally pronounced useless on the scene.

Three different passengers — 3, 7 and 20 — sustained accidents and obtained remedy earlier than being transported to hospitals. The 20- and 3-year-olds have been airlifted to space hospitals whereas the 7-year-old was taken by floor ambulance to Main Youngsters’s Hospital in Salt Lake Metropolis.

Hansen was taken to an space hospital for remedy. After he was medically cleared, he was positioned underneath arrest.

Inside his automobile, officers discovered a “vital quantity” of alcohol and marijuana.

Along with the jail time period, Hansen was ordered to pay $636 in charges and fines.