Staff Report
(Turners Falls, MA) Franklin County Superior Court Judge Michael Callan sentenced a Turners Falls man to four to six and a half years in prison yesterday for the his role in a former Franklin County man’s death. 63-year-old George Cortina plead guilty to motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence of drugs among other charges last week. Cortina was behind the wheel of a vehicle which hit a former Deerfield resident on the Route 2 bypass on October 4th, 2020. 41-year-old Jonathon Rohrs of Acton, Massachusetts died as a result of the crash along with his dog. Cortina will serve his sentence at Cedar Junction in Walpole.