EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A Lane County Circuit Court judge has sentenced a logging-road construction company owner to 20 days in jail and substance abuse treatment for killing a homeless pedestrian while driving drunk.
Kenneth Raymond Harris of Cottage Grove was sentenced Tuesday after entering a modified guilty plea to a charge of criminally negligent homicide in the Feb. 20 death of 59-year-old Harley Joe McCoy. The man was hit and killed by Harris’ pickup in the early morning hours as McCoy pushed a shopping cart of belongings along a road.
Harris told the court he’s very remorseful. Judge Doug Mitchell says he feels Harris is amenable to treatment and that a brief jail stay and five years probation are the right penalties under Oregon law. The man’s driving privileges were revoked for eight years. The judge notes Harris has no prior offenses.
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Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com
