After a 3 hour sentencing hearing, 27-year-old Colby Blake of Cannelburg was sentenced to almost six years in prison.
Blake, who was a volunteer firemen was responding to a drunk driving accident on a Friday night in November 2017 along Old 50 west of 800-East in Montgomery. State Police say he struck three vehicles total when arriving on the scene. 27-year-old Kendall Murphy, also a firefighter had just exited one of those vehicles when he was run over by Blake’s truck. Murphy died at the scene.
In March, Blake pleaded guilty to Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated as part of a plea agreement. It’s a lesser charge than what he was originally charged with after being arrested for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Causing Death and Reckless Driving.
Several friends and family members of both Murphy and Blake spoke at the hearing.
Blake received a sentence of over 2000 days totaling almost 6 years. He was given credit for time served and for time in community corrections. That credit amounts to a little over a year.