JOHNSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) — A former Johnson County Sheriff’s Deputy has been sentenced to three years in prison for his involvement in a fatal 2018 DUI crash.

Cyle Harner was found guilty in November 2020 of reckless homicide and aggravated DUI.

Prosecutors say Harner crashed a pickup truck, killing 24-year-old passenger Troy Newman and seriously injuring another passenger. Harner himself was also hurt in the crash.

At the time of the incident, Cyle Harner worked as a K-9 Deputy for the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. His father was the Johnson County Sheriff.