A 59-year-old man has been sentenced to 131 years in prison for a 2018 DUI crash that killed a motorcyclist in Cullman County.
Circuit Judge Martha Williams sentenced Brett Amerson following his April conviction on reckless murder, DUI and other charges, Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker announced.Amerson had 11 prior DUI arrests when Patterson was killed.
The crash happened on Highway 157near the 310 exit overpass. Authorities said the intoxicated Amerson – who was three times the legal limit - was driving a white box truck that struck Patterson while he was on a motorcycle and had the right of way.Crocker said members of the Patterson family were present at the sentencing hearing and delivered victim impact statements.
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