Michael Quillen was sentenced last week to 47 months in prison for a hit-and-run incident involving an Amish buggy.
The sentence was 30 months in prison for a charge of tampering with evidence and 17 months for failure to stop. The two charges will run consecutively for a total of 47 months in jail.
Quillen pleaded guilty in July to the November incident, which involved the ejection of several people from the buggy before he drove off.
Counts of driving under suspension, a first degree misdemeanor, and possession of cocaine, a fifth degree felony, were dropped, as part of the plea deal.
In accordance to the plea deal, Quillen deposited a restitution of $750,538.37 with the clerk of court. The restitution was the amount of medical bills and emergency response costs for the victims.
In addition, the court ordered the pickup truck be forfeited to the state of Ohio and Quillen must serve up to two years of discretionary post-release control following his prison sentence. He was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine and his driver's license was suspended for three years.
“This is the best outcome we could have achieved under Ohio law for this incident," said Williams County Prosecutor Katherine Zartman. "We are thankful that we were able to obtain this significant punishment while also providing a significant sum of money for the victims to cover their medical bills in the case. While nothing can ever fully remedy the ongoing harm to these victims, we hope that this punishment will make a difference in deterring him and others from making the poor decisions he made in this case.”
She said the maximum penalty for a failure to stop offense is 18 months.