A wealthy Manhattan real estate developer who killed his friend when he drunkenly rammed his Porsche into a utility pole will serve three to nine years in state prison.
The sentence for Sean Ludwick, 44, was part of a plea deal in the Aug. 30, 2015 crash that killed his buddy Paul Hansen, 53.
The managing partner and founder of BlackHouse development never called 911 after the luxury car slammed into the pole at 2 a.m., according to prosecutors.
Ludwick’s blood alcohol level, recorded five hours after the fatal wreck, was .18 — more than double the state limit, authorities said.
After the crash, he dragged his mortally wounded friend out of the damaged car.
Hansen’s body was later discovered on the side of the road outside his house in Sag Harbor, L.I.
The Douglas Elliman broker had met Ludwick the night before.
The real estate honcho was facing up to 25 years in prison before he pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide in August.
Hansen’s family blasted Ludwick during the sentencing in New York State Supreme Court in Central Islip.
“Nothing else apparently mattered to you, except yourself,” said Hansen’s brother, Robert Hansen, according to Newsday. “I’m an optimist. I hope that during your incarceration you find your way to become a better human being. But I am also a realist.”
“I was shocked that my brother would associate with someone like you,” Hansen’s twin sister said. “You had no compassion. Total arrogance. You don’t have a compassionate gene in your body.”
They pointed out Ludwick tried to flee to South America in a boat he was looking to pay for in cash last year.
Before his sentencing, Ludwick apologized to the Hansen family.
“I take responsibility for causing your brother’s, your family member’s, death,” he said. “I don’t want to make excuses. I own the problem.”
