SAUGUS, MASS. (WHDH) – A man convicted of a wrong-way crash in Saugus in 2021 that killed a 19-year-old girl was sentenced Tuesday to 24 to 28 years in jail, followed by five years of probation.
William Leger, 40, of Somerville, pleaded guilty to the charges against him during jury selection last week. Leger admitted that he robbed a 7-Eleven store on Lincoln Avenue in Saugus on June 9, 2021, before leading police on a chase in a stolen car. He then crashed head-on into the victim while traveling the wrong direction on Route 107.
Ashley Forward, of Lynn, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her family said she was on the way to work at Target at the time of the crash. They said she was studying to become a nurse…