BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — An Angola man who caused a crash on Route 5 in February that killed a Hamburg woman has been sentenced to prison.
The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced that 41-year-old Anthony Rydzewski was sentenced Friday in State Supreme Court, he received an indeterminate sentence of three to nine years in prison and ordered to pay the maximum fine of $5,000.
According to the district attorney's office, on February 28 Rydzewski was recklessly driving at a high rate of speed on Route 5 in the Town of Hamburg and caused a crash with another vehicle. The driver of the other vehicle, 37-year-old Jenny E. Zuhlke of Hamburg, died at the scene.
Zuhlke had celebrated her birthday just a week before being killed in the crash.
She worked at Lakeview Children's World, Inc., where her friends and coworkers remembered her for making an impact on many lives. They say she had a presence that could light up any room.
"She loved life, and she loved her job. She was here for 10 years, every single day, full-time, and was a dedicated employee working in an infant classroom," said Lakeview Children's World Inc. owner Sandy Smith.
The district attorney's office said Rydzewski was located in Crawford County, Pennsylvania by the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force and taken into custody on an arrest warrant in April.
Rydzewski pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree manslaughter in July and was not offered a reduced plea.
