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Florida man guilty in distracted driving case sentenced to 30 years in prison

The family was traveling out of town on a trip when they were involved in the crash that killed Logan in September 2016.

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — A Florida man found guilty of distracted driving that resulted in a crash and the death of a 9-year-old boy was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday.

Gregory Andriotis, 40, was charged with a count of vehicular homicide and three counts of reckless driving for the 2016 crash that killed 9-year-old Logan Scherer, records show. 

The crash also seriously injured Logan's parents, Jordan and Brooke Scherer, and his sister in the crash.

The family was traveling out of town for a trip when they were involved in the crash that killed Logan in September 2016. Authorities said they were a victim of distracted driving.

Credit: Living for Logan

According to a crash report, the Scherer family's SUV was rear-ended on Interstate 75 by Andriotis who, investigators say, was using his phone while driving. Investigators asserted Andriotis was surfing the web, installing phone apps and possibly even making a credit card payment at the time of the crash.

It took prosecutors more than a year to charge Andriotis with vehicular homicide because of Florida's law against distracted driving.

Since the death of 9-year-old Logan, his parents created the Living for Logan Foundation. It's a non-profit with a goal to eliminate distracted driving through education and legislation.

Following the guilty verdict, a letter from the family on the Living For Logan Facebook page reads, in part, "Jordan and I have yet to fully process the monumental nature of the situation, as well as the historical precedent we—LOGAN!—just created when it comes to distracted driving."

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