(WXYZ) — A man who pleaded guilty to driving drunk and hitting a retired Sterling Heights police sergeant was sentenced on Tuesday morning.
Jimi Pirowich, 30, was sentenced to 3 1/2 to 15 years in prison for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. 50-year-old Daryl Brown was killed.
According to police, Brown was crossing the street at Beaubien and Jefferson in downtown Detroit when he was hit and killed in December, just days before Christmas.
Sterling Heights Mayor Michael C. Taylor said he and members of City Council were devastated to learn about the loss.
“Our sincerest condolences go out to Sergeant Brown’s family during this difficult time,” Taylor said. “It is truly devastating to the entire City of Sterling Heights family to lose someone who was so special in such a senseless way. Sergeant Brown will be remembered in Sterling Heights for his years of dedicated service to our Police force.”
