Pendleton man sent to Westville
PENDLETON — Connor Gaskill, the Pendleton man sentenced to prison for causing a car crash that injured three men and killed another, has been assigned to the minimum security facility at Westville in northwestern Indiana.
Gaskill, 27, pleaded guilty in February to one count of causing death when operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and three counts of causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Gaskill's earliest release from prison is scheduled for February 2028, which will then start a two-year suspension of his driver's license.
On Sept. 29, 2022, Gaskill had been drinking at the Bottleworks in Indianapolis when he ran a stop sign at Delaware and 24th streets in Indianapolis. His car T-boned a Lyft driver's vehicle. The crash killed a passenger, Rashid Conteh, 22, of Carmel.
Among the DOC guidelines, prisoners who are expected to be released within 60 months are often assigned to Level 1 facilities, which are the second lowest level of classification and which typically feature dorm-like housing.
Gaskill still faces civil lawsuits from victims in the crash. A jury trial is set for August.
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