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Woman sentenced in crash that killed fire Lt.

Khanyae Kendall, 19, was sentenced to state prison in the March 2017 crash that killed Lt. Denny DeVoe, who was en route to a fatal hoverboard fire

By FireRescue1 Staff

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A woman was sentenced in a crash that resulted in the death of a fire lieutenant as he was on his way to a call.

CBS Pittsburgh reported that Khanyae Kendall, 19, was sentenced five to 12 years in state prison in the March 2017 crash that killed Lt. Denny DeVoe, who was responding to a fatal hoverboard fire that killed two children.

Kendall was accused of being high on PCP in a reportedly stolen vehicle when she ran a stop sign and struck Lt. DeVoe’s vehicle.

She was convicted of vehicular homicide and homicide by vehicle while under the influence in February.

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