MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) - Kristine Umberger asked the man who killed her husband and two others, "Why did you not stop?" as she and many others waited to hear the outcome of Patrick Sneddon.

On Thursday, Sneddon was sentenced to 30 years in prison - the max- after he veered off U.S. Highway 6 and killed Colorado Department of Transportation workers Nathan Jones and Trent Umberger, as well as his partner, Kathi Ann Wallace, in September 2024 in Palisade.

Sneddon didn't appear to show any remorse during the sentencing hearing, a sentiment shared by friends and family of Jones and Umberger at the proceedings.

Tears were shared by many who spoke in front of Judge Jeremy Chaffin, pleading that he give Sneddon the maximum sentence possible.

Kenneth Lewis, a coworker and friend of Umberger,

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