Colo. woman gets 20 years for dragging tow driver
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Colorado Springs woman convicted of dragging a tow truck driver to death has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Detra Farries was convicted in February of charges including leaving the scene of a deadly crash, manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of 35-year-old Allen Lew Rose. KRDO-TV reports she was led away by deputies after Friday's sentencing.
Prosecutors had asked for Farries to be sentenced to up to 36 years in prison.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}They say Rose was preparing to tow Farries' illegally parked vehicle on Feb. 23, 2011, when she drove off. Rose was dragged more than a mile after getting caught in a cable he had attached to Farries' vehicle.
Farries' attorney argued that she didn't realize Rose was being dragged.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Information from: KRDO-TV, http://www.krdo.com/