Cherokee County teen sentenced to 20 years after deadly crash

The Brief

  • Oliver Luis Roman, 19, of Powder Springs, entered a non-negotiated guilty plea.
  • He has been sentenced to 20 years, with the first 12 months to serve in jail, after pleading guilty to a January crash that killed two people and seriously injured two others.
  • Investigators said crash data showed Roman’s car was traveling 93 mph just seconds before impact.

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. A Cherokee County teenager has been sentenced to 20 years, with the first 12 months to serve in jail, after pleading guilty to a January crash that killed two people and seriously injured two others.

What we know:

Oliver Luis Roman, 19, of Powder Springs, entered a non-negotiated guilty plea to two counts of first-degree homicide by vehicle, three counts of serious injury by vehicle, and one count of reckless driving.

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