‘You have taken one life from this world’: Man sentenced 15 years for drugged driving death

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A man convicted for killing another driver in a fiery crash last summer was sentenced to 15 years in Dane County Court Monday.

The crash happened on June 23, at the intersection of Blair Street and John Nolen Drive in Madison. Court documents say 22-year-old Gavin Veium was high on LSD when he hit a vehicle driven by 45-year-old Diano McCullough. A crash reconstructionist learned Veium was going 60 mph in a 25 mph zone.

Gavin Veium, 22, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison in the drugged-driving crash death of Diano McCullough, 45, last June #news3now pic.twitter.com/jvIIn7x7SP

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Veium pleaded no contest to homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle in January. Two other charges were dropped as part of a plea deal.

Judge William Hanrahan said “a lengthy sentence is appropriate” and sentenced Veium to 10 years of confinement and five years of supervision.

“What I got is evidence of a guy that doesn’t think ahead. What I got is a guy that doesn’t give a damn, a guy with no remorse,” Hanrahan said. “You have significant rehabilitation needs. You’ll have to do meaningful thought. You have taken one life from this world.”

The prosecution recommended 10 to 15 years of confinement with an additional 10 years of supervision. The defense asked for three years of confinement and three years of supervision.

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