Johnson County man sentenced to nearly 20 years in 2018 hit-and-run that killed two
Update: Family members of the victims spoke out in court at Bradley E. Woodworth’s sentencing Tuesday. Read that story here.
A 48-year-old Johnson County man who killed two young men in a 2018 hit-and-run in Overland Park was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 20 years in prison.
The sentencing was handed down in Johnson County District Court for Bradley E. Woodworth, who pleaded guilty to two charges of reckless second-degree murder for his role in the crash. He was sentenced to 117 months in prison on each count, to run consecutively for a total of 234 months, or 19 and a half years.
The Oct. 6 wreck near the intersection of 151st and Stearns streets killed 18-year-old Matthew Bloskey and 20-year-old Samuel Siebuhr.
According to Johnson County District Court documents, a witness told police that a van, driven by Woodworth, and a Toyota Avalon, driven by Siebuhr, were speeding eastbound on 151st Street.
As they passed the witness in his vehicle, the van and Toyota made contact with each other.
The Toyota spun out of control, crossed the median and entered the westbound lanes of 151st Street, where it struck a car on the driver’s side and went sideways.
Another westbound vehicle, a white Suzuki Vitara driven by Bloskey, struck the Avalon on its passenger side, killing both young men.
After the crash, Woodworth allegedly fled the scene. He was arrested about a week later.
In sentencing Woodworth to nearly 20 years, the judge on Tuesday handed down a longer sentence than what prosecutors asked for. A plea agreement supported by prosecutors would have seen Woodworth sentenced to less than 10 years.
Outside the courthouse, Bloskey’s father said he was pleased that the judge listened to the victim impact statements and decided to impose the longer sentence.
“In the final analysis, it does not bring back our son,” Jeff Bloskey said. “Nothing ever will. But this does, in our opinion, punish this man.”
This story was originally published June 21, 2022 at 2:56 PM.
