Democrat News
2015-08-24 03:41:56 UTC
HONESDALE, Pa. A suburban New York man faces up to 21 years
in prison for allowing his unlicensed 15-year-old daughter to
drive an SUV that crashed in northeastern Pennsylvania last
summer, killing three of her friends.
Michael Ware, 54, of Scarsdale, is scheduled to be sentenced
Thursday in Wayne County Court. He pleaded guilty last month to
three counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless
endangerment in the Aug. 30, 2014, crash.
Prosecutors say Ware gave the keys of his Chevrolet Suburban to
his daughter, who drove five friends to breakfast before losing
control of the SUV and flipping it in Paupack Township, in the
Pocono Mountains.
The crash killed Ryan Lesher, Shamus Digney and Cullen Keffer,
all 15-year-old sophomores at Council Rock High School in
suburban Philadelphia. Three others were hurt.
Victims' family members on Thursday called for a stiff sentence
for Ware.
"He basically gave his daughter a gun and put the bullets in it
for her," said Wilson Black, Shamus' uncle.
The teenage driver acknowledged responsibility in juvenile court
to vehicular homicide counts and was placed on indefinite
probation. She also was ordered to do 300 hours of community
service, pay restitution and write a 2,000-word essay on the
impact of her crime.
Her attorney, John Stieh, told The Philadelphia Inquirer in May
that she was in a "really dark and nasty place" and "doesn't
stop thinking about it." He said she hadn't spoken to her father
since the crash.
Michael Ware told reporters after his July guilty plea that he
was "sorry, very sorry."
The charges carry a maximum of more than two decades in prison,
but Ware is likely to get far less time under state sentencing
guidelines.
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in prison for allowing his unlicensed 15-year-old daughter to
drive an SUV that crashed in northeastern Pennsylvania last
summer, killing three of her friends.
Michael Ware, 54, of Scarsdale, is scheduled to be sentenced
Thursday in Wayne County Court. He pleaded guilty last month to
three counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless
endangerment in the Aug. 30, 2014, crash.
Prosecutors say Ware gave the keys of his Chevrolet Suburban to
his daughter, who drove five friends to breakfast before losing
control of the SUV and flipping it in Paupack Township, in the
Pocono Mountains.
The crash killed Ryan Lesher, Shamus Digney and Cullen Keffer,
all 15-year-old sophomores at Council Rock High School in
suburban Philadelphia. Three others were hurt.
Victims' family members on Thursday called for a stiff sentence
for Ware.
"He basically gave his daughter a gun and put the bullets in it
for her," said Wilson Black, Shamus' uncle.
The teenage driver acknowledged responsibility in juvenile court
to vehicular homicide counts and was placed on indefinite
probation. She also was ordered to do 300 hours of community
service, pay restitution and write a 2,000-word essay on the
impact of her crime.
Her attorney, John Stieh, told The Philadelphia Inquirer in May
that she was in a "really dark and nasty place" and "doesn't
stop thinking about it." He said she hadn't spoken to her father
since the crash.
Michael Ware told reporters after his July guilty plea that he
was "sorry, very sorry."
The charges carry a maximum of more than two decades in prison,
but Ware is likely to get far less time under state sentencing
guidelines.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/20/dad-who-gave-keys-to-15-
year-old-daughter-who-crashed-suv-killing-3-pals-to-
be/?intcmp=ob_article_footer_text&intcmp=obnetwork