SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man was sentenced to prison Tuesday for a drunk-driving crash that killed a woman in 2019.
District Judge Bruce Brown sentenced Jeremy Crowder, 37 of Wichita, to five year in prison, according to District Attorney Marc Bennett.
In March of 2019, Crowder’s southbound GMC Denali ran a red light and struck an eastbound Honda CRV at Kellogg and Webb Road in Wichita. Yvonne Recchio, 57 of Wichita, was in the backseat of the Honda. She died at the scene. The driver of the Honda and Recchio's husband were injured in the crash and taken to a hospital.
Police at the scene could smell alcohol on Crowder and gave him field sobriety evaluations. A later exam showed his blood alcohol level was more than double the legal limit.
On May 5, 2021, Crowder pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter, DUI and two counts of aggravated battery just before his trial was scheduled to begin.