Represented by his Pennsylvania DUI attorney in court on Friday, Glenn Krugle III was sentenced to two to ten years in prison for his DUI offenses.
The Intelligencer reports that Mr. Krugle pleaded guilty in his DUI case to one count each of DUI causing death and misdemeanor DUI causing bodily harm. For the first offense alone, Mr. Krugle was sentenced to two to ten years in prison. For the second offense, he was sentenced to one year in prison. However, since the sentences are set to run concurrently, the total sentence remains at two to ten years. Also, the 120 days that Mr. Krugle was under house arrest will go towards time served during his sentence.
The reason for Mr. Krugle's DUI case occurred on Memorial Day of last year when he drove his truck over the center line on U.S. 30 and into the victim's vehicle. In the DUI crash, 34-year-old Michael Tangora was killed and his passenger was injured. It is believed that Mr. Krugle's truck was going 93 mph at the moment of impact.
When discussing Mr. Krugle's sentence, Judge Martin Gaughan said, "If there was any sentence available that would bring (Michael Tangora) back, I would impose that sentence... But there is no such sentence."
Due to a plea bargain that he made, with the advice of his Pennsylvania DUI attorney, Mr. Krugle will be eligible for parole in no more than two years. As a stipulation to this, Judge Gaughan stated that he would not recommend Mr. Krugle for parole until after he has participated in an "extensive drug counseling" program.
Through tears, Mr. Krugle apologized to the victim's family saying, "I wish I could take that day back, but surely I cannot... I never meant to hurt anybody."
Related Resources:
- DUI Plea Bargains (FindLaw)
- DUI Sentencing (FindLaw)
- Pennsylvania DUI Penalties (FindLaw)
- Pennsylvania DUI Attorney Directory (FindLaw)
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