GOSHEN — Daniel Snead, the driver who killed two teenagers who were riding their bikes in the early morning of June 7, 2012, will be sentenced Thursday, Feb. 21 at the Elkhart Circuit Court.

Snead, 42, of Elkhart, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing the death of another while driving under the influence of a schedule I or II substance or its metabolite in the person’s blood Jan. 17.

The plea agreement calls for a sentence of 18 years in prison, six years in alternative placement through community corrections and six years on reporting probation. The rest of the terms will be left to the discretion of the judge. A case in which Snead was charged with domestic battery was dismissed.

During his plea agreement, Snead broke down as Judge Terry Shewmaker read the facts of the incident.

Daniel Runion, 19, and David Anglemyer, 18, were riding their bicycles east on C.R. 20 just east of Pleasant Plain Avenue around 5:50 a.m. when they were struck by a car driven by Snead, who was driving west on C.R. 20.

According to a report from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, Snead drove left of the center line before colliding with Runion and Anglemyer.

Anglemeyer died instantly after the accident from blunt force trauma to the head, according to Elkhart County Coroner John White. Runion was airlifted to Memorial Hospital in South Bend, where he was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma to the chest sometime after 10 a.m.

Snead was arrested Aug. 30 following an investigation of the accident by the sheriff’s department.

Sandra Ford, Snead’s sister, said the accident affected her brother greatly, leaving him in a delicate state. She said Snead tried to be as cooperative as possible throughout the investigation.

Though Ford said she and her family would like to apologize to the family directly, she said they have kept their distance for fear of hurting Runion’s or Anglemyer’s family in any way.

Ford said she hopes her brother’s message gets across to the families of the victims during the sentencing hearing.

“He has been thinking about what to say when the judge gives him the chance to talk,” she said. “That he’s so sorry for what he did, and that what he did will bother and affect him for the rest of his life.”

EDITOR'S NOTE: The original story included incorrect dates. This updated version is correct.