DARKE COUNTY, Ohio (WDTN) – A Darke County trucker learns his fate for causing a deadly crash while he was texting behind the wheel.
A judge sentenced 33-Year-old Christopher Thornhill to eight years in prison. Police say he was texting on I-71 in Boone County when he sideswiped a car.
Mark Sevilla, 45, was killed.
Investigators say Thornhill tried deleting his text messages but officers were able to recover them.