Austyn Hillsman sentenced to nearly 15 years in prison
Two of three Sweet Home siblings died in the drunk driving crash near Brownsville in 2020.
Posted: Jul 28, 2021 12:49 PM
Updated: Jul 28, 2021 8:12 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Hunt
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SWEET HOME, Ore. A drunk driver who hit three Sweet Home siblings in 2020, killing two, was sentenced on Wednesday.
Austyn Hillsman, 22, will serve nearly 15 years in prison and six years of post-prison supervision. The prosecutor had recommended nearly 17 years.
Austyn Hillsman
Hillsman was put on trial last month and on June 11, he was found guilty of two counts of second-degree manslaughter, third-degree assault, driving under the influence of intoxicants, and reckless driving.
The man found guilty of killing two teens in a head-on crash east of Brownsville in May 2020 will serve 12.5 years in prison and never be allowed to drive again, a Linn County Circuit Court judge ruled on Wednesday.
Austyn Hillsman, 22, of Woodland, Washington, was found guilty by a 12-person jury in June of driving drunk on the night of May 23, 2020. The investigation and trial revealed that he was operating a Ford F-250 and swerved into the oncoming lane of Highway 228, striking a car driven by Caleb Simonis, 19. The other occupants of the stricken car were his sisters, Shelby Simonis, 16, and Kylee Simonis, then 15. The elder siblings, Caleb and Shelby, died as a result of the crash, while Kylee sustained severe injuries.
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