Dump truck driver sentenced to prison after fatal I-90 crash - La Crosse Tribune
Felicia Songer found out she was pregnant just days after her husband Jason Songer was killed by a dump truck driver on Interstate 90 near La Crosse last year. The driver, who admitted having alcohol in his system and checking Facebook moments before the fatal crash near La Crosse last year, was sentenced Tuesday to 16 years in prison and 17 years on extended supervision. , was hauling sand last year for B&R Excavating about 7:50 a. m. July 24 when his GMC dump truck rear-ended a 1967 Ford Mustang driven by Jason Songer, 29, of La Crescent, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving three other vehicles and a semi. The dump truck landed on top of the Mustang convertible as both vehicles careened into the median and caught fire. The crash killed Jason Songer and left the driver of a Ford Taurus, Susanna Harbach, 20, Dakota, Minn. Rychtik pleaded no contest in May to homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle while having a prior intoxicant-related conviction and injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle. Before issuing his sentence, Bjerke listened to statements from Jason Songer’s family, who asked the judge to impose the maximum sentence, saying Rychtik’s negligence destroyed their lives. Felicia Songer teared up as she told the court about all she has lost after Jason’s death, which came two months before the couple of 10 years was able to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. Source: lacrossetribune.com
