A Columbiana man is scheduled to face a judge Friday for sentencing on fifteen charges filed in connection with the traffic death of a Hanoverton woman.

Forty-one-year-old Gerald Jackson was handed an indefinite sentence of 15 years and nine months in prison on several charges in connection with a police chase that resulted in a crash that claimed the life of 47-year-old Jennifer Hunley.

Judge Scott Washam says this sentence can be increased by the department of corrections.

Additionally, Jackson's driver's license has been suspended for the rest of his life.

Jackson pleaded guilty in June to all the charges handed up in an indictment alleging that he drove a stolen pickup truck into an oncoming car, causing fatal injuries to Hunley.

During the sentencing, multiple members of Hunley's family took the stand to discuss the impact Jackson's actions have had on them including her sister Tabitha Townsend.

Townsend said Hunley was supposed to meet her for lunch with her 11-year-old son on the day of the crash, but instead of going to lunch, she had to rush over to the hospital to see her sister and nephew after the crash.

"The next 43 days, my sister suffered so bad. She was starving to death, she couldn't move, she had an open wound in her stomach [and] she kept mouthing 'help me' to us," Townsend said.

Townsend went on to say Hunley's son was able to get out of the ICU just in time to see her die.

"He had no clue her injuries were [to] that extent where she could die," Townsend continued.

Jackson chose not to address the court or Hunley's family.

Investigators say the hatchback Hunley was driving on August 6 last year was struck head-on by a stolen Chevy Silverado that had crossed the center line on a curve of Teegarden Road in Center Township.

Hunley died 43 days later while in hospice care.

According to the indictment, Gerald Jackson was driving the stolen pickup truck which was being pursued by authorities at the time of the crash.

Hunley was taken to Mercy Hospital with serious injuries.  Jackson, who suffered minor injuries, went to Salem Hospital.

According to the crash report, Jackson was under the influence of amphetamines, marijuana, and opiates at the time of the accident.

Jackson pleaded guilty to charges including aggravated vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter, vehicular assault, OVI, driving with a suspended license, auto theft, failure to comply with a police order, attempted breaking and entering, vandalism, and receiving stolen property.