SCRANTON, Pa. — A father has been sentenced after his toddler was hit by a car and killed in Scranton last year.
Mark Zvolensky will spend 15 to 72 months in state prison for the death of his son last year.
Police taped off a block of Dorothy Street in the Tripp Park section of the city after the 2-year-old was run over by a car in February of 2022.
The coroner said Kayden Zvolensky later died at the hospital from head injuries.
Police spent hours investigating and had two cars towed from the scene. It wasn't until four months later that Scranton police charged Mark Zvolensky with causing his son's death, saying he left the child alone in the backyard and then accidentally backed over his son with his car.
Police also said Zvolensky had drugs in his system at the time of the accident.
He pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and providing a urine sample that wasn't his in October.
Kayden's mother, Amber Zvolensky, was facing child endangerment charges, but those were withdrawn on Tuesday.
In court, the judge said while he felt for the family and the loss of their son, he couldn't deny that Zvolenky's criminal history detailed a past of poor choices.
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