the sentence for the truck driver who fell asleep at the wheel and slammed in to a car carrying susan f latteryer two sons. we have more on what happened in court. >> reporter: a year and a half that -- year and a half ago for that wreck. the family hope a message was sent in the courtroom today, a message to the trucking industry and the men and women who make a career at driving them. >> reporter: sentencing are emotionly charged . today in an ohio courtroom, ed flattery tried to show them. >> i believe you have an opportunity today to send a message to truckers throughout the country. commercial truckers involved in accident that cause over 3500 deaths every year. that is 9/11 every year. the airline industry wouldn't get away it, amtrak wouldn't, how is it that the trucking industry does? >> reporter: today it didn't. this is the truck driver who fell asleep at the kneel august of 2010, barreling into the car on an ohio interstate killing the professor and mother and maiming her youngest son. he was convicted of homicide and assault and today looked down possible prison time, a punishment h