Son who left 77-year-old mother to die alone after crashing car in ditch and running to his home’s crawl space learns his fate

A Wisconsin man who was out drinking with his mother when he crashed his car into a ditch and ran away from the scene, leaving her to die alone in the passenger seat, is headed to prison.

Casey Yiannackopoulos, 48, pleaded guilty to homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and was sentenced to 18 years in prison followed by eight years of probation. He was originally facing charges of first-degree reckless homicide, hit-and-run involving death and two counts of resisting or obstructing an officer.

During the sentencing, Yiannackopoulos turned to his family and said he was sorry…

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