Crime

Olathe man is sentenced for fatal wreck

A 43-year-old Olathe man has been sentenced to nine years and nine months in prison for causing a fatal crash earlier this year.

Jeremy Claerhout was sentenced this week in Johnson County District Court, where a jury in August found him guilty of second-degree murder and reckless driving in the January death of 32-year-old Christopher Willdermood.

Willdermood was injured when a pickup truck driven by Claerhout crashed into the rear of his car at South Ridgeview Road and East Sheridan Bridge Lane in Olathe. Willdermood died later.

Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc

This story was originally published November 12, 2015 at 4:05 PM with the headline "Olathe man is sentenced for fatal wreck."

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