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Man sentenced after Yuba County traffic accident that killed football coach

AND THOSE MOURNING THIS LOSS ARE HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER WHO SAY HE WAS LOVED BY SO MANY PEOPLE. BUN GRADUATED FROM LINDHURST HIGH SCHOOL IN 2008 AND STARTED HELPING THERE AS A FOOTBALL COACH A FEW YEARS AGO. HIS WIFE TELLS US HE IS LOVED BY HIS FAMILY AND TEAM. SHANE BUN'S WIFE SHARED THIS PHOTO OF HER HUSBAND SHANE. SHE IDENTIFIED HIM AS THE MAN KILLED IN A SUSPECTED HIT-AND-RUN ACCIDENT IN YUBA COUNTY ON MONDAY NIGHT. HE IS A GREAT MAN WITH A BIG HEART. TREY SPANGLER IS THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT LINDHURST HIGH SCHOOL IN OLIVEHURST. SHANE BOND WAS HIS DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR. YES, BUT IT WAS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT, SPANGLER SAYS TO HIM, AND THEIR TEAM LOVED HIS PLAYERS. HE DID ANYTHING FOR ANYTHING, FOR ANYONE. ANYTIME. UH, YOU KNOW, I'VE ONLY KNOWN HIM FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS. UH, BUT HE AND HIS WIFE AND HIS DAUGHTER. MADE ME FEEL LIKE I'D KNOWN HIM FOREVER. ON TUESDAY, THE MARKS OF THE ACCIDENT WERE STILL VISIBLE ON FEATHER RIVER BOULEVARD. TIRE MARKS, BROKEN GLASS AND DEBRIS. THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS BUN WAS DRIVING PAST TWO VEHICLES WITH HIS HAZARD LIGHTS ON. WHEN A FOURTH DRIVER APPROACHED FAST. BUT OFFICIALS SAY THE DRIVER WAS TRIING TO PASS THEM ALL. HE SIDE-STROKE TWO AND HIT BUNNS' VEHICLE FROM BEHIND, SENT IT DOWN AN EMBASSY. BUT CHP SAYS THE DRIVER, LATER IDENTIFIED AS LARRY LEE ANDERSON JUNIOR, WAS RIDDEN. WE TALKED TO BUNNS' FAMILY, HIS DAUGHTER TELLS IT. HE HAD A HEART OF GOLD, HIS WIFE SAID HE TOUCHED MORE LIVES THAN SHE CAN COUNT. I WRITED OTHER THINGS: I REALLY MISS MY HUSBAND MORE THAN WORDS CAN EXPRESS. NO ONE PREPARES YOU FOR THE SUDDEN LOSS OF A SPOUSE. NO ONE TELLS YOU HOW HARD IT WILL BE. HE WILL BE LOVED AND MISSED BY SO MANY AS THE SUSPECT IS FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES INCLUDING SECOND DEGREE MURDER AND AGGRAVED MANSLAUGHTER. WHILE DRUNK, SPANGLER SAYS HE HOPES THE COMMUNITY HEARS THIS. SINGS SUCH A GREAT MAN AND, UM, THE NEXT THING IS HOW STUPID IT IS TO DRIVE WHILE DRINKING. SO WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT STUDENTS AND ATHLETES AT LINDHURST HIGH SCHOOL ARE BEING OFFERED EXTRA SUPPORT WHILE THEY PROCESS THIS NEWS. THE FAMILY TELLS US THEY ARE PLANNING A WATCH AS WELL. SO, LEANNE, DO WE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SUSPECT'S BACKGROUND? YES, THAT WAS THE QUESTION WE ASKED THE YUBA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. We received a response this evening saying that information was not immediately available, but we will continue to look into this and see what we can find out in the newsroom. Lee Anne Denyer, KCRA, Three News. Yes, tough times

Driver convicted of hit-and-run in Yuba County that left popular high school football coach dead

A motorist was sentenced to prison Wednesday for a hit-and-run in Yuba County in February that killed a 34-year-old man described by relatives as a loving father, husband and coach. Judge Benjamin Wirtschafter sentenced Larry Lee Anderson Jr. to 15 years to life in prison for the murder of Lindhurst High School football coach Shane Bunn, the Yuba County District Attorney's Office said. (Watch earlier coverage in the video player above.) On Feb. 26, two vehicles were traveling southbound on Feather River Road near Murphy Road at low speed with their hazard lights on, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash report said Bunn, also traveling southbound, passed the two vehicles in the northbound lane when a fourth driver, now identified as Anderson, approached. Anderson attempted to pass all three vehicles, striking two of them and rear-ending Bunn's vehicle. The Highway Patrol said that caused Bunn's vehicle to be forced down an embankment, where it crashed into an irrigation canal. Bunn died instantly, the prosecutor said. Officials said Anderson kept driving, struck another vehicle and then rolled into the orchard west of the road. He then got out of the car and fled. Prosecutors said officers found Anderson hiding hours later. Six hours after the crash, a blood test showed his blood alcohol content was 0.16%, twice the legal limit. In August, Anderson pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, hit-and-run and murder. Anderson also had three previous convictions for driving under the influence, prosecutors said. “Nothing will bring Coach Bunn back, but I hope the verdict in this case will serve as a warning to others – don't drink and drive,” District Attorney Clint Curry said in a news release.Prosecutors also said Bunn's wife and daughter addressed Anderson in statements at the sentencing. They described spending birthdays and Father's Day at the cemetery instead of celebrating. Anderson apologized after listening to them, the prosecutor said. Bunn, a 2008 graduate of Lindhurst High School, began working with the Lindhurst coaching staff several years ago, principal Merrill Grant said. “He was a great man with a big heart,” head coach Troy Spangler told KCRA 3 in February. “He loved his players. He would do anything for anyone at any time. I've only known him for about four years, but he, his wife and daughter made me feel like I'd known them forever.”For more coverage of California's top stories, click here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter

A driver was sentenced to prison Wednesday for a hit-and-run crash in Yuba County in February that killed a 34-year-old man described by his family as a loving father, husband and coach.

Judge Benjamin Wirtschafter sentenced Larry Lee Anderson Jr. to 15 years to life in prison for the murder of Lindhurst High School football coach Shane Bunn, the Yuba County District Attorney's Office said.

(Watch previous coverage in the video player above.)

On Feb. 26, two vehicles were traveling slowly with their hazard lights on southbound on Feather River Road near Murphy Road, the California Highway Patrol said. The accident report said Bunn, who was also traveling southbound, passed the two vehicles in the northbound lane when a fourth driver, now identified as Anderson, approached.

Anderson attempted to pass all three vehicles, striking two of them and hitting Bunn's vehicle. The Highway Patrol said this forced Bunn's vehicle down an embankment and into an irrigation canal. Bunn died instantly, the prosecutor said.

Officials said Anderson continued driving, struck another vehicle and then rolled into the orchard west of the road. He then got out of the car and fled.

The prosecutor's office said that officers did not find Anderson in his hiding place until hours later. Six hours after the accident, a blood test showed that his blood alcohol content was 0.16 percent, twice the legal limit.

In August, Anderson pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, hit and run and murder.

Anderson has also been convicted three times for drunk driving, prosecutors said.

“Nothing will bring Coach Bunn back, but I hope the verdict in this case serves as a warning to others: Do not drive under the influence of alcohol,” District Attorney Clint Curry said in a press release.

Prosecutors also said that both Bunn's wife and daughter addressed Anderson in statements at the sentencing hearing. They described spending birthdays and Father's Day at the cemetery instead of celebrating. Anderson apologized after listening to them, prosecutors said.

Bunn, a 2008 graduate of Lindhurst High School, began working with Lindhurst's coaching staff several years ago, Principal Merrill Grant said.

“He was a great man with a big heart,” head coach Troy Spangler told KCRA 3 in February. “He loved his players. He would do anything for anyone at any time. I've only known him for about four years, but he, his wife and his daughter made me feel like I'd known them forever.”

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