Florida man will get 30 years in jail for deadly texting and driving crash

A Florida man was sentenced to 30 years in jail Thursday for killing a boy in a automobile crash within the state’s first trial for texting and driving.

Gregory Andriotis, 40, is serving the utmost time potential for the crash that killed 9-year-old Logan Scherer in 2016, in accordance with Tampa Bay ABC affiliate WFTS-TV. The crash additionally significantly injured the boy’s youthful sister and his dad and mom, Brooke and Jordan Scherer.

“I wish more than anything that I could change what happened that day. I would gladly trade places with him if it meant he would live,” Andriotis stated to the Scherer household throughout his sentencing listening to. “Logan deserved to live a full life. I took that away from him and I took him away from you.”

A six-member jury discovered Andriotis responsible final month of vehicular murder and three counts of reckless driving for the crash on Interstate 75 close to Brooksville.

Police stated Andriotis was going practically 80 mph when he slammed into the again of the Scherers’ automobile, killing Logan. Police stated Andriotis was looking out the web on his telephone simply earlier than the crash.

Logan’s dying helped encourage Florida lawmakers to make texting and driving a main offense in 2019, that means police can pull over drivers who’re utilizing their telephones.