"Driver Sentenced to 18 Months for Deadly I-695 Construction Zone Crash"

Malachi Brown, one of the drivers involved in the fatal 2023 construction zone accident that resulted in the deaths of six workers, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison as part of a plea deal. The judge agreed to the deal, which also includes three years of supervised probation and 40 hours of community service. Brown faced up to 60 years in prison but accepted the plea deal for a significantly reduced jail time, and he waived credit for time spent in jail and on home detention.