The driver of the garbage truck that killed a Mt. Carmel woman in 2019 has been sentenced to 9 years in prison for driving under the influence of meth.
State’s Attorney Cassandra Goldman reports that 34-year-old Derek R. Wells of Bridgeport was under the influence of methamphetamine when the 2018 Peterbilt garbage truck he was driving slammed into the side of a vehicle driven by Brenda Morehead killing her. The wreck occurred on Route 15 at the intersection of East 850 Road on March 5th of 2019.
Wells was charged August 29th of last year with aggravated driving under the influence of any other drug, which is a Class 2 felony.
Wells is required to serve 85% of his sentence. After his release from prison, Goldman said Wells will be on two years of parole.
