TAMPA, Fla. – A 29-year-old Florida man suspected of inhaling nitrous oxide from a whipped cream dispenser before causing a fatal crash has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide.
Tucker Hoopengarner on Wednesday also admitted to unlawful distribution of nitrous oxide.
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Investigators found a commercial-grade whipped cream dispenser that uses nitrous oxide as propellant on his floorboard.
They also found several spent cannisters and a box of “triple refined cream chargers.”
The crash killed 53-year-old Jill Lawniczak.
The judge sentenced him to six years in prison and 10 years of probation.