ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- A man who admitted he was high on fentanyl and cocaine when he hit a New York State Trooper and a tow truck driver was sentenced on Monday.

Jason Guerin received four to 12 years in prison.

Guerin hit New York State Trooper Nicholas Abbondola and tow truck driver Brett Dempsey with his 2023 Ford F-150 on November 2, 2024 around 12:30 p.m. It happened in the area of Exit 6 and Exit 7 on the southbound ramp of the Northway in Colonie.

Abbondola and Dempsey were seriously injured in the crash. Court documents obtained by NewsChannel 13 in November detailed witness accounts.

One witness saw Abbondola standing close to the rear of the tow truck. “I then see the truck driver towards them and the trooper and tow truck driver had no time to react. It looked like the truck hit both of them and bounced off. The truck continued until it pulled off just before the exit,” he said.

Guerin gave a tearful apology in court on Monday, as many people in support of the trooper watched.

“I was clean for 15 years – living a clean and productive life until I wasn’t. I lost sight. I lost my way, but I never could have imagined they realized what I’ve led to this,” he said. “I alone deserve the pain and suffering, and I am so sorry and absolutely hate myself for making that piss-poor, stupid, selfish, reckless, idiotic decision.”

Judge Andra Ackerman noted that Geurin was on probation for a DWI at the time of the crash.

Trooper Amendola had many broken bones and was so seriously injured, authorities did not think he was going to survive.

One side of the courtroom was a sea of gray as troopers showed up in support.

“It’s really a testament to Nick that he was able to fight and put in the work that he did to the point that he’s able to come into a courtroom today,” said Collin D’Arcy, chief of the Vehicular Crimes bureau at the Albany County District Attorney’s Office.