(KMZA)--A Lecompton man convicted on charges in a 2022 Pottawatomie County wreck that claimed the life of a Wamego man and his 7-year-old son has been sentenced to 24 months in jail, the maximum allowed under a plea agreement.
According to court documents, 44-year-old Mark Stanwix was handed the sentence last Friday in Pottawatomie County District Court.
After his jail sentence, Stanwix will have to serve 18-months probation.
He pleaded guilty in February to two counts of vehicular homicide, three counts of aggravated battery, reckless driving and texting while driving.
In exchange for the plea, a charge of interference with law enforcement was dismissed.
The Kansas Highway Patrol says Stanwix was driving a semi truck on U.S 24 Highway, just east of Wamego, on August 10th, 2022 when he rear-ended two vehicles.
Killed in the wreck was 37-year-old Randy Tinkel. His 7-year-old son, Korbin Tinkel, died from injuries three days later. Three others, including Tinkel's wife and two-year-old son, were injured in the wreck.
After sentencing, the judge immediately remanded Stanwix to the Pottawatomie County Jail.
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