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Driver Avoids Extra Jail Time After Fatal DUI Crash

9/25/2025

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Hunte Avoids Additional Sentencing

Larry W. Hunte received no additional jail time after pleading guilty to homicide by vehicle and DUI for June 7, 2021 Carlisle crash.
Crash killed Mary E. Staggs.
Prosecutors accepted a minimum sentence because Hunte had already served 458 days since Oct 2021.
The case led to Pennsylvania DUI-law changes, and the decision came Sept. 23, 2025.

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Karwowski Sentenced for Manslaughter

Stephen Karwowski received a nine-year sentence for aggravated manslaughter in the December 4, 2021 crash in Pennsville, New Jersey.
Karwowski pleaded guilty in June, admitting to driving 112 mph before striking Genita Townsend (52), who was picking up food for her family.
His blood-alcohol level was 0.12%, above the legal limit.
Townsend's family expressed grief, emphasizing irreparable loss.

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Hunte Avoids Additional Sentencing

Larry W. Hunte received no additional jail time after pleading guilty to homicide by vehicle and DUI for June 7, 2021 Carlisle crash.
Crash killed Mary E. Staggs.
Prosecutors accepted a minimum sentence because Hunte had already served 458 days since Oct 2021.
The case led to Pennsylvania DUI-law changes, and the decision came Sept. 23, 2025.

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