US EditionDriver in crash that killed Oregon softball coach and player sentenced to 20 years in prison
Jonathan Dowdy received a 20.5-year sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter and assault charges for a DUI crash that killed two and injured eight others, officials said.
- Johnathan James Dowdy, 33, was sentenced to 20.5 years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed an Oregon community college softball player and coach in April 2022.
- Dowdy crashed his pickup truck into a bus carrying the Umpqua Community College softball team, killing 19-year-old player Kiley Jones and 46-year-old coach Jami Strinz.
- Eight other people on the bus suffered moderate to serious injuries in the crash.
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Driver in crash that killed Oregon softball coach and player sentenced to 20 years in prison
The driver accused in a crash that killed an Oregon community college softball player and head coach has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison.
Drunk driver gets more than 20 years in prison for crash that killed Umpqua Community College softball coach, player
The drunk driver who crashed into a community college softball team’s bus in April, killing a coach and a teenaged player, was sentenced to a long prison stint on Thursday.
The man caused a fatal accident a few months ago, for which he received a sentence of more than 20 years in prison.
Driver sentenced in crash that killed softball player - Daily news Update
Sep 13, 2025, 04:12 PM ET COQUILLE, Ore. — The driver in a fatal crash earlier this year that killed an Oregon community college softball player and head coach has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. Johnathan James Dowdy, 33, was driving his pickup truck on April 18 when he crossed the center line and crashed into a bus carrying 10 members of the Umpqua Community College softball team, Oregon State Police previously said. The team w…
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