The operator of the speedboat in the "Tragedy on the Hudson" crash, which killed a bride-to-be and her groom's best man, was sentenced today to two years through a plea deal.

Jojo John, 36, from Nyack, admitted to two counts of second-degree vehicular manslaughter in the July 26, 2013 crash. On that night, John took several friends for a boat ride after dinner and drinks in Piermont and slammed into a construction barge that was part of the new Tappan Zee Bridge project.

Just days before her wedding, 30-year-old Lindsey Stewart, of Piermont, and her fiance's best man, 30-year-old Mark Lennon, of Pearl River, were killed.

Tests determined John had a blood-alcohol level almost twice the legal limit, as well as cocaine in his system at the time of the crash.

John's lawyer insisted the crash was caused not by intoxication, but by a lack of lighting on the barge. However, Coast Guard officials determined lighting on the barge met the proper requirements.

This past June, John accepted a plea deal that called for him to serve two years in the Rockland County Jail instead of the possibility of serving several years in state prison.

At the sentencing Tuesday in New City, John tearfully apologized to families of those killed. He also said he would give up his own life if it would bring them back.

In statement, the victims' families said they felt John did not intentionally try to hurt anyone and that he would have to live with the consequences for the rest of his life.

Since the crash, safety has been increased around the construction site of the new bridge.

Several lawsuits have been filed by the victims' families and others who were hurt.