The 7yrs vs. 12yrs is kind of misleading. The 12 yrs is calculated because he was convicted of more crimes (leaving the scene). I presume the crash was worth 7 yrs and leaving the scene was worth 5 years. Most sentences are concurrent which means they're run together and not consecutively (back to back). So, they say 12 years which is the grand total but most likely Calhoun will get out earlier via parole because he didn't directly cause the deaths whereas Waller did. Parole boards take the circumstances of the crimes committed when considering petitions for release on parole.
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