The Cochise County Attorneys Office says a Wisconsin resident was convicted and sentenced after distracted driving led to a serious crash in Sierra Vista, leaving a victim with life-altering injuries.
According to Cochise County, Ryan Tentoni was traveling southbound on AZ Highway 90 using cruise control about one to two miles above the posted speed limit of 55 miles per hour.
They say as he guided his vehicle toward an intersection, Tentoni looked down at his phone, which was sitting in the center console of his vehicle. When he noticed there was a glare on the screen, he picked up the phone to see the display more clearly and that's when he crashed into a vehicle stopped at a red light.
Cochise County says the victim suffered severe life-altering injuries that will impact them for the