WALKER, Mich. (WOOD) — A man will spend at least a decade behind bars after his passenger was killed in a drunken driving crash in 2024.
1 thrown from vehicle, killed in Walker crash
Justin Wayne Armstrong was sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison on Wednesday. He received credit for 223 days served.
He previously pleaded guilty to operating while intoxicated causing death. Under the terms of a plea agreement, a second-degree murder charge was dismissed.
The crash happened on Dec. 28, 2024, on Maynard Avenue near Butterworth Drive SW. The victim, Arika Werner, was riding in the passenger seat with Armstrong.
Court documents say that Armstrong was going more than 100 mph when he crashed into a tree and Werner was thrown from the car and died…