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Teen Sentenced to 65 Years for Deadly DUI Crash

11/11/2025

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Luke Garrett Resecker, 19, received a 65-year prison sentence for a head-on crash in Johnson County that killed six people, including two children, on December 26, 2023.
Resecker, under the influence of THC, crossed into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 67, colliding with a minivan carrying a Georgia family.
The victims' ages ranged from 9 to 64, and Resecker's passenger sustained a traumatic brain injury.
Prosecutors emphasized the incident as a stark reminder of the dangers of impaired driving.

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Luke Garrett Resecker, 19, received a 65-year prison sentence for a head-on crash in Johnson County that killed six people, including two children, on December 26, 2023.
Resecker, under the influence of THC, crossed into oncoming traffic on U.S. Highway 67, colliding with a minivan carrying a Georgia family.
The victims' ages ranged from 9 to 64, and Resecker's passenger sustained a traumatic brain injury.
Prosecutors emphasized the incident as a stark reminder of the dangers of impaired driving.