Driver Sentenced in Hit-and-Run That Killed Nurse
A Durham man has been sentenced to 10 to 12 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing a nurse last fall while driving a stolen SUV.
Posted — UpdatedShawn Maurice Powell, 30, pleaded guilty to felony hit-and-run, misdemeanor death by vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle and driving with a revoked license.
Police said Powell had stolen a Honda Passport from Winston-Salem and sped through the stoplight at the intersection of Lakewood and Vickers avenues in Durham on Oct. 5.
The stolen sport utility vehicle collided with a Toyota RAV4 driven by Lisa Knelson, a 47-year-old nurse and mother of two sons. Knelson's vehicle then slammed into the side of a house, killing her.
Knelson was returning to work at ARC of Durham from a seminar at the time of the accident. The organization helps people in need.
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