Man Sentenced in Crash That Killed Woman

A drunk driver, who killed a woman and her unborn child in a 2019 crash, will serve 40 years in prison. The sentence for 71-year-old John Hoffman of Dubuque was handed down Monday in a Dubuque County court. He previously pled guilty to charges of homicide by vehicle, nonconsensual termination of a human pregnancy and serious injury by vehicle. Police say Hoffman was driving the wrong way on Highway 52 when he crashed into a vehicle – killing 20-year-old Hannah Ruggeberg of Bellevue, who was 28 weeks pregnant, and also seriously injured a 3-year-old passenger. The Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office reported Hoffman’s BAC was 0.135 hours after the crash.