Man sentenced for fatal crash in May 2023
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A man has been sentenced to prison for causing a crash that killed a 19-year-old in May 2023.
Jonathan McPherson-Pickett, 19, was one of seven passengers injured in a crash that happened at Murdock and Washington on May 22, 2023. He never regained consciousness and died three days later at a Wichita hospital.
Police say 19-year-old Jessie Gunter was driving a Kia Sorento eastbound on Murdock at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his car, crossed the center line and collided with a westbound Ford Escape. He was charged with involuntary manslaughter and seven counts of aggravated battery.
Though Gunter had accepted a plea agreement, Judge Eric Williams sentenced him Friday to 64 months (5 years and 4 months) in prison and ordered him to pay a total of $50,000 in restitution to two of his victims.
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