North Carolina man sentenced in fatal restaurant crash
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Friday, April 16, 2021
GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina man was sentenced on Friday to at least 38 years in prison for killing his daughter and daughter-in-law in 2018 by driving his Jeep into a restaurant where his family was seated after attending Sunday worship services together.
The sentence was handed down for Roger Self, 65, the Gaston Gazette reported. In January, Self entered an Alford Plea, meaning he maintained his innocence but acknowledged there may be enough evidence for a conviction.
Defense Attorney Rick Beam had asked the judge to consider his client’s mental health issues at the time and give his client a minimum sentence of 12 years in prison.