CITRUS COUNTY, FL (352today.com) The State Attorney’s Office (SAO) says a man was sentenced on Monday for a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of a Citrus County woman.
Authorities say 37-year-old Mark Anthony Wieder was sentenced to 30 years in the Florida Department of Corrections for the death of 45-year-old Kathryn Gosman.
In December of 2023, a jury found Wieder guilty of the hit-and-run after deliberating for nearly 45 minutes.
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The deadly accident happened nearly three years ago on February 25, 2021, on South Cascade Avenue. Prosecutors say Gosman was a dedicated worker at Angelo’s Pizzeria had picked up the delivery shift to cover expenses incurred on a trip to see her ill mother. Authorities say the impact of the crash threw her over 100 feet from the original impact site.
Over a year later, Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers arrested Wieder in connection with the crash. Troopers say their investigation revealed that Wieder’s GMC Sierra pickup truck had damage that was consistent with the crash.
Prosecutors presented evidence that Wieder failed to stop to inspect the damages and did not report the incident to authorities.
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“As I said previously, the gravity of a fatal hit-and-run cannot be overstated. Kathryn Gosman’s death left her family shattered, as made clear from her husband’s testimony today,” said William “Bill” Gladson, Fifth Judicial Circuit State Attorney. “Thirty years incarcerated is nothing compared to a life taken, but we hope Kathryn’s family can finally begin to heal from the suffering caused by Wieder.”
