Rogers Sentenced Up to 2 Years

Former Detroit Lion Reggie Rogers was sentenced to up to two years in prison for the traffic deaths of three teen-agers in 1988.

Rogers, 25, apologized for the deaths of Kenneth Willett, 19, of Waterford Township, Mich.; and Kelly Ess, 18; and Dale Ess, 17, both of Versailles, Mo.

The youths were killed Oct. 20, 1988, when a Jeep driven by Rogers ran a red light at 15-25 m.p.h. over the 35-m.p.h. speed limit in Pontiac, and smashed into their car, driven by Willett.

Three hours after the accident, Rogers had a blood-alcohol level of 0.15, above the 0.10 that is considered drunk by Michigan law.