This is one sad story. A man is PA killed his girlfriend by suffocation after she didn’t die from a deliberate car crash! Police say Benjamin Klinger purposely drove into a guardrail at 100 mph in hopes to kill his girlfriend, after she didn’t die, he then suffocated her. He is expected to serve over 28 years in prison. Read more below
Lancaster Online reports Benjamin Klinger pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and was sentenced Friday.
Authorities say Klinger was physically and verbally abusive to 17-year-old Samantha Heller during their turbulent relationship.
In December 2012, prosecutors say Klinger intentionally sped into a guardrail at 100 mph. Police say he sat on Heller after she lived through the wreck near Manheim.
The 21-year-old Klinger apologized in court and said he takes “full responsibility for the loss of a very special person.”
The victim’s mother, Sandy McFalls, says her heart has been shattered.
Klinger’s sentence includes time for a drug charge and for sending sexually explicit photos of a minor.
