TAMPA BAY TRAFFIC BLOG: Man Found Guilty Of Street Racing, Reckless Driving And Vehicular Homicide Gets 15 Years
Roger Yeager was found guilty of reckless driving, vehicular homicide and street racing in an accident that took the life of 83-year-old Vertis Ryan. Now he has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison according to a story on TBO.com. The Gibsonton man was racing another car when he rammed his Nissan 350Z into the Ford Taurus that Vertis Ryan and her husband William were driving. It took the jury just three hours to convict Yeager last month.
Sheriff’s investigators estimated that Yeager was driving at more than 100 M.P.H. in a 45 zone when he hit the Ryan’s car and the judge showed him on leniency in his sentence. On top of the 15 years in prison for the manslaughter, Yeager was given six years probation on the other charges and he had his driver’s license permanently revoked.
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