A Sanford man who struck and killed a motorcyclist on S.R. 46 then did a U-turn and mowed down a Good Samaritan has been sentenced to life in prison for the two deaths.

Circuit Judge Michael Rudisill sentenced MICHAEL KRAFT, 40, to five concurrent life sentences for killing Vincent Russo, 73, and Jenica Campbell, 39, in March 2021. 

A Seminole County jury convicted KRAFT in March of two counts of DUI manslaughter, two counts of vehicular homicide, and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident involving death.

At trial, Assistant State Attorneys Stewart Stone, Rich Coln and Sarah Mian presented evidence that showed Kraft was under the extreme influence of methamphetamine at the time of the incident. Kraft did not deny causing the deaths but claimed he was insane at the time.

At a sentencing hearing April 16, Mr. Russo and Mrs. Campbell’s surviving family members spoke of the devastating impact KRAFT’S actions have had on their lives.

“It was an appropriate, legal sentence that matches the horrific nature of the crime,” Stone said.