Frederick Russell turns to address the families of victims in the Whitman County Superior Court of Judge David Frazier in Colfax Wednesday January 2, 2008 . Russell was sentenced to 171 months for his convictions on vehicular homicide and assault. CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON The Spokesman-Review (Christopher Anderson / The Spokesman-Review)
Despite apologizing for the drunken crash that killed three Washington State University students and seriously injured three others (shown above), Fred Russell has appealed his conviction and 14-year prison sentence.