MANSFIELD, Mass. (WPRI) — A Pawtucket man will spend at least six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to causing a deadly 2022 crash .
Gonsahn Kamara, 37, was driving drunk on the wrong side of I-495 in Mansfield in May 2022 when he crashed head-on into another vehicle, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office.
The driver of the other vehicle, 31-year-old Kerrie Dolbashian, died from her injuries . Police said Kamara was seriously injured in the crash.
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Kamara was convicted of manslaughter while operating under the influence, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, and operating under the influence. He was sentenced to serve six to nine years in state prison, the DA’s office said.
“This senseless tragedy will impact the victim’s family and friends for the rest of their lives,” District Attorney Thomas Quinn III said. “If someone is too drunk to drive, there are other options to get home other than driving drunk and endangering the lives of other people.”