DETROIT – Jimi Pierowich was sentenced Tuesday morning for driving under the influence during the car crash that killed Daryl Y. Brown, a 50-year-old retired Sterling Heights police sergeant.
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Brown was killed in December when he was struck by Pierowich near the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Beaubien Street.
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Detroit police and medics were dispatched to the scene and conveyed Brown to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Pierowich was later located and arrested by police.
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Brown's wife, Judge Jennifer Faunce, was in the courtroom and spoke of how the loss of her husband has affected her and their children.
"We were together for 21 years," Faunce said. "'Happily ever after' has been taken away from me."
Pierowich told the courtroom he was ashamed of his actions and hopes his sentencing serves as a warning to others to not drink and drive.
He was sentenced to 3 1/2 to 15 years in prison.