TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - The driver of a roofing-company truck accused of fatally striking two bicyclists and injuring three others last year in Tucson has been sentenced to 10 ½ years in prison.
Pima County Superior Court officials say 30-year-old Brian Lynch changed his plea to guilty Friday.
He pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter, two counts of aggravated assault and one count of endangerment.
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KVOA-TV reports that Lynch was scheduled to stand trial next week.
According to authorities and toxicology reports, Lynch had methamphetamine in his system when he ran a red light in March 2016 and fatally struck the five cyclists who all were in a bike lane.
A 72-year-old woman and 68-year-old man were killed. Authorities say the two were part of a bicycling group from Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Information from: KVOA-TV, https://www.kvoa.com/
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