A man who killed a San Antonio teenager in a 2017 distracted-driving crash was sentenced Thursday to serve six months in jail and 10 years probation.
Paul Soechting, 27, was taken from the 399th District Court in handcuffs after a gut-wrenching sequence of victim impact statements given by family members of victim Emily Zaltsman, 13.
Soechting drove his Jeep Rubicon into the back of the car Emily was riding in while it was at a standstill in traffic on Loop 1604 in September 2017, crushing the teen in the backseat. Emily, a multi-sport athlete, honor roll student and member of the orchestra who wanted to one day become a doctor, died of severe trauma to her head, her autopsy report showed.
“I can still hear the sobbing as Lori and I read her eulogy and the screaming as they lowered her casket into the ground,” Zucker said. Emily Zaltsman's younger sister, Sarah, communicates with Paul Soechting using sign language on Thursday.
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