Circuit Court Judge Roger Young sentenced Sumter resident Chad Morris, 40, to five years in prison on Friday after the man's conviction for both negligent operation of a watercraft and failure to render assistance with death resulting.
The five-year sentence was the for the latter charge, while Young gave a concurrent 30-day sentence for the negligent operation conviction, along with a $200 fine.
He will have to serve four years and three months - 85 percent - of his sentence, as it is a no-parole offense.
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