A driver whose passenger died when he drove drunk and smashed his pickup truck into the second floor of a Warren County home was sentenced Friday to 40 years in state prison, officials said.
The sentence was handed down exactly four years after the deadly crash that also left a resident with “life-altering” injuries, according to a statement from the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office.
“This sentence sends a clear message: drinking and driving with reckless disregard for human life will not be tolerated here in Warren County,” Warren County Prosecutor Jessica Cardone said…