INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A former Marine was sentenced Thursday to 10 years for a crash that prosecutors say was caused by driving a government vehicle while intoxicated. With the term served and on probation, Heredia will serve 3 of those 10 years in prison.

Jaime Heredia, of Greenville, South Carolina was involved in a accident on July 11, 2022.

Prosecutors say he was driving drunk and traveling nearly 80 miles per hour when he hit a couple on the side of the road.

Just before 1 p.m. that day, Lawrence Police Department officers were dispatched to the 8300 block of East 56th Street on reports of a personal injury accident. It is in the northeastern part of the city.

Upon arrival, officers found Grant Lansdell, 56, and Ashley Lansdell, 51, unconscious and trapped in a car.

Officers also saw Heredia standing next to the wrecked government-issued black Ford Focus, according to court documents. Prosecutors told the judge that Heredia made no attempt to render any aid to the victims.

Immediately after the crash, Heredia told investigators he was returning from a physical therapy session for a hip injury.

Heredia also told investigators he had consumed a 20-ounce Corona beer earlier that morning and was taking opiates after they were prescribed for his injury. However, this recipe ended a few weeks before the accident.

Heredia refused to take a chemical test at the scene. He called a corporal from the Navy recruiting office in Indianapolis. The corporal came to the scene of the accident and Heredia asked him to take a garbage bag back to the office.

Later that day, the corporal looked inside the bag and found “three beverage cans that contained alcohol at one point, but were empty, and also a Hydra flask containing an unknown liquid,” according to court documents .

Ashley and Grant Lansdell were sent to a local hospital. Grant Lansdell was dead on arrival at the hospital. Ashley died two weeks later from injuries sustained in the crash, according to court documents. Ashley taught at Fall Creek Elementary School.

Prosecutors played a video of Heredia driving shortly before the crash. The video shows him hitting the side of a dark-colored vehicle.

Heredia was convicted of two counts of fifth-degree murder. He was given five years on the first count, with two years suspended and one year of probation. He was also ordered to attend an alcohol treatment program. On the second count, Heredia was sentenced to five years, with 2 years credit for time served, 3 years suspended and 2 years probation.

The judge told Heredia that he would be allowed to return to South Carolina upon his release.

Several family members testified about the impact the Lansdells’ deaths had on their children, parents and other family members. Grant Lansdell’s brother told Heredia that he was no longer a Marine because of his actions. Lansdell’s daughter spoke about her father’s love of music and how his life changed because of the accident.

Heredia spoke during the hearing and asked the judge to let him return home to his family in South Carolina. He apologized to the Lansdell family.

Heredia’s defense attorneys immediately announced plans to appeal the sentence.