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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- A former Nevada state trooper was sentenced Tuesday to two to 12 years in state prison for an on-duty crash that killed four people and badly injured a pregnant teen.
Joshua Corcran, 28, was handcuffed and taken into custody moments after Clark County District Judge Valerie Adair pronounced sentence. His wife, Jennifer, cried and collapsed in the arms of friends as Corcran was led away.
Corcran pleaded guilty in June to five counts of felony reckless driving in the Feb. 19 crash. He did not stand trial.
Authorities said Corcran was speeding at 113 mph and not on an emergency call when his Nevada Highway Patrol cruiser slammed into the back of a Cadillac traveling 52 mph on Interstate 15 just south of Las Vegas. The speed limit was 65 mph.
The injured teen, 16-year-old Cecilia Lopez Cruz of St. George, Utah, was in the courtroom as sentence was pronounced.
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