A Life Lost, A Sentence Served | San Jose News

San Jose News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 29, 2026 · 1m

A 64-year-old man, Maury Butler, just received his sentence for a 2018 crash that killed 19-year-old Jesaun Benson-Garrett — a bright, college-bound young man days away from starting his future. Butler, on probation for a prior DUI, pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced to ten years, already served. He’d been drinking after a comedy show and crashed into a stopped car. His defense blamed poor lighting and emphasized his community work, but prosecutors countered with evidence of his speeding and the fact the other car had hazard lights on. The case closes with a tragic…