Driver gets 17-34 years in prison after racing crash that killed Philly mom, three kids

A central Pennsylvania man who was drag racing before a Philadelphia crash that killed a mother and three of her four children has been sentenced to 17 to 34 years in prison.

Twenty-five-year-old Khusen Akhmedov of Lancaster was sentenced Monday on a third-degree murder conviction in the July 2013 crash.

Prosecutors say Akhmedov and 32-year-old Ahmen Holloman were racing as 27-year-old Samara Banks and her children were crossing a major artery, and Akhmedov’s car hit them.

The judge noted that Akhmedov had a history of speeding and aggressive driving and had been warned by a police officer days before the fatal crash.

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Akhmedov apologized repeatedly to relatives of the victims and asked for their forgiveness.

Holloman was sentenced to five to 10 years in the case.

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