MASON CITY – A homicidal drunk driver has been sent to prison for a quarter-century after she killed a motorcyclist last summer.
Nathan R. Wadsley, age 31 of Belmond, was riding a 2011 Harley-Davidson motorcycle northbound on Highway 69 near 150th Street outside Klemme, Iowa in Hancock county on Sunday, June 18, 2017. At the same time, 34-year-old Shannon L. Gamble of Garner was driving southbound on Highway 69 in a 2009 Chevy Impala, attempting to pass a southbound vehicle, when the vehicle struck Wadsely’s Harley head-on. The Harley came to rest in the east ditch and the Impala came to rest int he west ditch.
As a result, Gamble was transported by life flight to Mercy Hospital in Mason City with undisclosed injuries. Wadsley was pronounced dead at the scene.
However, further investigation led to the arrest and a charge of homcide by vehicle – operating under the influence brought against Gamble by the Iowa State Patrol. Gamble entered a guilty plea to that charge in January. She was sentenced the week to up to 25 years in prison. She must also pay $150,000.00 in restitution; she has been put on a $50.00 per month payment plan.
I bet she is out in less than 5 years.
That 50 bucks per month will take 3000 years to pay off ? CRAZY!
$50.00 a month for a life, that’s pretty cheap.