DENVER | A Centennial man who crashed his car while speeding to try to kill his 2 ½-year-old son has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
KUSA-TV reports 31-year-old Nathan Weitzel was sentenced Tuesday after previously pleading guilty to first-degree attempted murder.
Prosecutors say he wore a seatbelt, but his son was not restrained in the backseat when he crashed his sedan into some parked cars while going about 75 mph ) in Centennial in August 2016. His son suffered a concussion and a broken leg.
Weitzel told investigators he been using cocaine and planned the crash because he didn’t think he was man enough to raise a child.
He initially pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but prosecutors dropped other charges against him in exchange for his guilty plea.
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Information from: KUSA-TV, https://www.9news.com
