Lana Knor Agrees To Plea Deal After October 2024 Collision Took the Life of Local Teen

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Lana Olivia Knor, 84, pled guilty to misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter in connection with the October 2024 death of 18-year-old Mason Anthony Rohwedder.

The plea deal required that Knor was sentenced to probation, agree to pay a restitution requested by Rohwedder's family, and the 84-year-old also agreed to surrender her driver's license detailed the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office.

On Oct. 24, just after 4:33 p.m., a motorcyclist, later identified as 18-year-old Mason Rowhedder, crashed into the driver's side of a vehicle that did not yield while making a left turn on South College Drive stated the Santa Maria Police Department after an investigation into the fatal incident.

According to Santa Maria Police, Rohwedder was taken from the scene with major injuries and later died at Marian Regional Medical Center.

The teen was a freshman at Cuesta College at the time of the fatal collision. He was known as a talented baseball player and had started the process to enlist in the United States Army.

"Mason Rohwedder was just 18 years old when his life was tragically cut short," shared District Attorney John Savrnoch. "No criminal proceeding or sentence can undo that loss or take away the pain his family continues to endure. We are grateful to Mason's family for their strength throughout this process and remain committed to holding drivers accountable when their negligence results in the loss of a life."