The truck driver who was accused of falling asleep and causing a crash that killed five people on Interstate 20 in North Texas last year has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, 28, of Kissimmee, Florida, pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including manslaughter and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in a Kaufman County court on Thursday, Star-telegram media partner WFAA-TV reported.
Four victims of the crash were identified as members of the same Fort Worth family, Zabar and Krishaun McKellar, their 15-year-old son Kason, and Zabar’s father Billy McKellar. They were all killed when Gonzalez-Companioni, who was driving an 18-wheeler, fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into their Ford F-150 pickup truck, authorities have said. Their 20-year-old daughter was the only family member to survive the crash, which occurred near Terrell in Kaufman County, the Star-Telegram previously reported…