Michael Porter Jr

Michael Porter Jr.’s Brother Sentenced 6 Years For Fatal DUI Crash

Coban Porter, the brother of Michael Porter Jr. and Jontay Porter, has been given a sentence of six years due to his involvement in a fatal DUI crash. The former University of Denver basketball player received his punishment surrounding a case in January of 2023. Janet Oravetz of 9News confirmed this.

According to Shelly Bradbury of the Denver Post, Michael testified on Coban’s behalf when speaking about the incident involving Porter and 42-year-old Katharina Rothman. Sadly, Rothman was tragically killed in this accident.

Jason Blanch was in the passenger seat when he suffered serious injuries. Porter has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide (DUI) and vehicular assault (DUI) as part of a plea agreement, confirmed by Oravetz.

Due to his agreeing to a plea deal, Porter is only facing six years in prison. This is compared to the potential 24 years he could have spent in Prison without the deal. With the plea deal, the max he could have spent was eight years.

According to a statement by the Denver police, Porter was driving 50 miles per hour and ran a red light when this accident occurred. When tested, his blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit – according to police. The statement also said he was slurring his words and smelled of alcohol.