'My heart hurts': Drunk driver who struck, killed former Navy captain in Oregon City crash sentenced

'My heart hurts': Drunk driver who struck, killed former Navy captain in Oregon City crash sentenced

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A 37-year-old man from Cascade Locks was sentenced to eight years in prison after causing a fatal car crash in Nov. 2024. Chad Van Lom pleaded guilty in Dec. 2025 to second-degree manslaughter, third-degree assault and DUII. He was ordered to pay more than $233,000 in restitution and will have his [...]

Drunk driver who killed retired Navy captain sentenced to 96 months in prison

Drunk driver who killed retired Navy captain sentenced to 96 months in prison sanderson Tue, 01/06/2026 - 17:57 Date 1/6/2026 OREGON CITY, Or. -- A Cascade Locks man who caused a fatal car crash the day after Thanksgiving in 2024 was sentenced Monday to 96 months in prison.Chad Joseph Van Lom, 37, pled guilty last month in Clackamas County Circuit Court to Manslaughter in the Second Degree, Assault in the Third Degree and DUII.Circuit Judge Kat…