Man Sentenced in Fatal Bellevue BMW Crash

Viorel Palanchuk was sentenced last week to 12 months in prison for a fatal drunk-driving crash in Bellevue on April 14 that killed a passenger in his car, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

A 21-year-old man died and another passenger was injured when Palanchuk's car slammed into a concrete jersey barrier on Interstate 405 at a high rate of speed, according to the King County Prosecuting attorney's Office.

According to a press release at the time, Washington State Patrol troopers said the 2006 BMW M6 that Palanchuk was driving failed to turn onto Interstate 405 from eastbound on NE 6th Street and crashed head-on into the jersey barrier at 12:18 a.m. April 14, 2012. 

A 21-year-old man died in the crash, and a 19-year-old woman who was with them was injured, according to the state patrol.

Palanchuk, 32, of Renton, pleaded guilty last month to Vehicular Homicide (DUI) and Reckless Driving, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.