Joshua Pappas, 42, of Keota was sentenced to prison for up to fifteen years on September 7,, after having pled to three Class D Felony offenses earlier this year. Pappas pled guilty in April to Operating While Intoxicated, Third or Subsequent Offense, and to two separate counts of Serious Injury by Motor Vehicle. Each count was punishable by up to five years in prison. At sentencing, Judge Daniel Kitchen determined that all three offenses would be run consecutively for an indeterminate term not to exceed fifteen years. According to court documents, charges were filed in early 2022 stemming from a motor vehicle accident on December 6, 2021 where the defendant’s vehicle failed to stop at the intersection of 190th Street and Highway 1 north of Washington. A vehicle driven by Pappas struck another vehicle, causing serious injuries to two of the occupants. Pappas was found to have a blood alcohol level of .191. The Washington County Attorney’s Office argued for consecutive sentences, citing the multiple victims affected and the need to protect the community from further offenses by the Defendant and others who choose to drive drunk, putting themselves and everyone else on the road at risk.