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Henrico Man Sentenced to Prison in Manslaughter in DUI Case

Drinking and driving can cause unintended deaths. An Henrico County man was sentenced to 10 years in prison this week as a result of a head-on crash he caused that resulted in the death of his passenger.

Henrico County Circuit Judge L.A. Harris Jr. sentenced Jerome Joseph Lewis, now 26, on Wednesday to 10 years, suspending six years and eight months of the sentence. Lewis pleaded guilty in March to involuntary manslaughter in the case.

Lewis, of the 2200 block of Brockway Lane, was traveling east in the 4000 block of Williamsburg Road at a high speed when he overtook a motor scooter that he apparently had not seen, according to testimony in the case. Lewis' vehicle swerved into oncoming traffic, colliding with a car carrying six people. Lewis was legally intoxicated at the time of the collision, and his blood showed traces of drugs, according to evidence in the case.

Highland Springs resident Lester Walker Jr., 30, who was riding in the back seat of Lewis' car Sept. 12, died from trauma to his chest, according to medical evidence in the case. Walker was the father of three children, Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Michael S. Huberman said.

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Mr. Stelly regularly appears in the courts of the City of Richmond, Henrico County, Chesterfield County, Goochland County, and Hanover County.

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