Six people died and at least 61 were injured after the defendant Darrell Brooks drove an SUV into a crowd at the Waukesha Christmas parade. RELATED: Waukesha: Darrell Brooks charged with five counts intentional homicide https://bit.ly/3Gm0wnV The driver of an SUV who plowed through a Milwaukee area Christmas parade, killing six people and injuring dozens of others, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday. Darrell Brooks Jr. was found guilty late last month on dozens of criminal charges after a jury found him responsible in the 2021 Christmas parade attack in Waukesha. The sentence, handed down by Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow, came one day after victims and family members of the dead described the impacts of Brooks' rampage. Before his sentence, Brooks offered a rambling, two-hour statement, explaining he was sorry for what happened and had repented to God. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY:https://bit.ly/3X9cyH0 » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Crime #Waukesha #Wisconsin