A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for a deadly DUI wrong-way crash along US 60 in Apache Junction that killed a woman and injured her daughter, authorities said Friday.
Pinal County Superior Court Judge Steven Fuller issued a flat time sentence to Adam Parker, meaning he will have to serve the entire 20 years.
“This defendant’s senseless decision to drive drunk took the life of an innocent mother,” Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer said.
“There is no length of time served that can undo this tragedy, but we hope today marks at least some small sense of closure for the victim’s family and that they can begin to heal.”
Parker pleaded guilty in July to second-degree murder and aggravated assault, according to a release from the Pinal County Attorney’s Office. Parker made his plea to the court, meaning there was no plea agreement in place.
The collision occurred about 9:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. Authorities received 911 calls reporting the driver of a truck was “driving aggressively, moving in and out of traffic, and then heading the wrong direction, driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of the US 60 near Mountain View Road,” the release stated.