Cedar Rapids woman sentenced for fatal wrong-way crash

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A Cedar Rapids woman has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to a wrong-way crash that killed a man in 2024.

Court documents say Katie Austin-Karkow was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years for vehicular homicide, five years for reckless driving causing serious injury, and one year for operating under the influence.

Each of the charges will be served one after the other…

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