article_snippet.sent: A parolee who crashed into and killed a newlywed mother while fleeing police in a high speed pursuit apologized to her husband as her husband was sentenced to at least 20 years' in jail.
article_snippet.sent: John McCallum, 27, was this week sentenced for a charge of second-degree murder after her husband broadsided Francesca Weatherhead, 25, while fleeing police following a botched burglary.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Weatherhead's was killed when parolee John McCallum collided with Mrs Weatherhead's vehicle while fleeing police .
article_snippet.sent: parolee John McCallum was sentenced to 20 - 45 years' in jail for the killing of Francesca Weatherhead, who had only months before married
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Weatherhead's death caused outrage when Her death was revealed parolee John McCallum had been paroled not five months prior - despite being sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison on parolee John McCallum latest break-in and drug possession arrest.
article_snippet.sent: During sentencing on Tuesday, parolee John McCallum told Mrs Weatherhead's husband parolee John McCallum thought of what happened every day from inside parolee John McCallum jail cell.
article_snippet.sent: parolee John McCallum said: 'If I could have avoided the death of Mrs Weatherhead's, I would have.
article_snippet.sent: I would like to say I'm sorry,' the Detroit Free Press reported.
article_snippet.sent: Despite parolee John McCallum contrition, Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway sentenced parolee John McCallum to 20-45 years in prison after parolee John McCallum struck a plea deal with prosecutors in which charges of home invasion and reckless driving causing death were dropped.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Weatherhead's was driving to Mrs Weatherhead's job as a sales manager when parolee John McCallum ran a red light in parolee John McCallum Ford Escape and struck Mrs Weatherhead's car.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Weatherhead's told the court Mrs Weatherhead's partner was a wonderful wife and would have been a great mother .
highlights_snippet.sent: John McCallum has apologized for the death of Francesca Weatherhead .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: John McCallum was fleeing police when John McCallum ran a red light and crashed into her vehicle .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: John McCallum apologized in court after John McCallum was sentenced to at least 20 years' jail .