Pot-Smoking Driver Who Killed Pedestrian Gets Four Years

John Walters, who became one of the first people arrested for driving while high after recreational marijuana became legal in Oregon, pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and DUII.

He had struck and killed Elizabeth Kemble as she crossed East Burnside in Gresham last October.

Kemble, who provided counseling for kidney patients by sharing her experience going through dialysis and transplants, died 11 hours after the rash.

She had been in the crosswalk when she was hit but the don't walk sign had been on.

As part of his plea deal, Walters will sentenced to 46-months in prison.

With time off for good behavior, he could see his sentence reduced by 20 percent. He could serve less than three years for killing Kemble.

If Kemble had not taken the plea deal, he faced the possibility of a mandatory sentence of six-years if he had gone to trial and been convicted of the most serious charge.

Walters also agreed to give up his driver's license for five years and will pay $5,000 to the family of his victim.