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Regina Johnson hugged Joseph Tillman, the man who killed her husband in a hit-and-run, at his sentencing on Aug. 7

She also said she forgave Tillman, who was sentenced to 20 years, and he apologized

Tillman was under the influence of nitrous oxide when he struck Regina's husband of 50 years, Chuck Johnson, in the 2024 hit-and-run

As a Georgia man was sentenced to 20 years for killing a man in a hit-and-run, the victim’s wife did something that shocked even the judge.

"I don't think I've ever seen the wife of a victim hug the defendant where they killed somebody," said Cherokee County Superior Court Judge Tony Baker, according to ABC 7 Chicago and Atlanta outlet WSB-TV .

Baker’s comment came after he witnessed Regina Johnson embrace Joseph Tillman, the man who killed

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