Drunk wrong-way driver who caused deadly crash given decades-long prison sentence: MCAO

The Brief

  • Officials with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office say Vincent Ian Acosta has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for a deadly crash.
  • The crash, which happened in 2022 along Interstate 17, killed three Grand Canyon University students.

PHOENIX A driver who killed three university students in the Phoenix area during a crash will spend decades behind bars.

Officials with the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced the 22-year prison sentence for 27-year-old Vincent Ian Acosta on Jan. 17.

MCAO: Acosta was driving in the wrong direction when the crash happened

The crash, per a statement released by MCAO, happened in 2022 along Interstate 17.

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