Jason Patrick Williams was sentenced to three to six years in state prison Thursday for killing Brandon Lucas of Prospect in a drunk driving crash in May 2018.

Jason Patrick Williams apologized Thursday to the family of a man who he was charged with killing in a May 2018 drunk driving accident before he was sentenced to three to six years in state prison for causing the death.

Williams, 47, was sentenced in the death of Brandon Lucas of Prospect, who was 33 when he died May 12, 2018 as a passenger in a car Williams drove head-on into a tree on Route 528 near English Oak Drive in Franklin Township at 2:40 a.m.

In addition to homicide by vehicle, Williams pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol (second offense) and driving with a suspended license. State police filed the charges.

After listening to Lucas's parents describe the pain they continue to suffer over the loss of their son and the betrayal they feel from Williams' actions, Judge Timothy McCune told Williams he has led a life of crime and drug and alcohol use. He said Williams has a criminal record dating to early 1990s.

“Drugs and alcohol have been a big part of your life,” McCune said. “You never learned to live on the straight and narrow.”

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