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Man Gets Prison Time For Hit & Run That Killed Journalist From Belgium

WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) - A man is headed to prison after killing a tourist in a hit-and-run crash in Westminster.

Cory Norris, 21, was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday.

Eric Van Coppenolle
Eric Van Coppenolle (credit: LinkedIn)

Norris admitted to being drunk last July when he hit Eric Van Coppenolle. The 47-year-old was a journalist visiting from Belgium.

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