Mead Man Sentenced In Fatal Dwi Accident

A Mead man whose drinking and drug use led to a car accident that killed a 14-year-old girl was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 3-1/2 years in prison.

Bradley Roadruck, 25, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in October. Spokane County Superior Court Judge Kathleen O’Connor sentenced him to serve 41 months in prison and pay $20,000 restitution for the death of Nichole Oman.

The accident occurred April 1 after Roadruck drove Oman and two of her friends to a store, where he bought them cigarettes, authorities said. The foursome spent the next five hours together, with Roadruck buying beer and marijuana to use himself and offer to the teens.

At 9 p.m., he lost control of his speeding car, which hit an embankment and rolled on Day-Mt. Spokane Road. Oman, who was thrown from the car, died two days later of massive head injuries.

Under a plea bargain, prosecutors dismissed charges that Roadruck provided drugs and alcohol to minors.

Roadruck’s penalty, which is at the top of the sentencing range, is not severe enough, said Oman’s stepfather, Duane Smilden, who carried a framed portrait of the girl to court Wednesday.

“He gave Nichole a death sentence. The family got a life sentence,” Smilden said. “He should have gotten a life sentence at minimum.”

, DataTimes