Man Sentenced to Eight Years for Hitting/Killing Kentucky Tow Operator

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According to a news report by WDRB.com, on Wednesday, August 28, a Louisville, Ky., man was sentenced to eight years in prison for hitting tow operator Steven Simpson, 42, in October 2016. Simpson died in the crash.

William Hillard was behind the wheel of a van that struck Simpson on Dixie Highway in Louisville, the report says. He was indicted in 2018 when a toxicology report revealed he was intoxicated during the crash.

Hillard was found guilty of manslaughter.

A full report appears here.