A judge in Hennepin County, Minn. sentenced to three years in prison a truck driver who allegedly viewed pornography on his phone in the moments before a fatal 2018 workzone crash that killed an engineering firm employee.
The victim, 59-year-old Vernon Hedquist, had been employed by Minneapolis-based engineer WSB & Associates since 2014.
The crash occurred on I-94 near Rogers, Minn. Hedquist, who had previously been employed by the state Dept. of Transportation, was part of a crew working in a closed right lane preparing for drilling that would be needed for other road work