  In a one-page order, Luzerne County Judge Michael Vough denied
attempts by Raven to reduce his prison sentence of 6½ to 25
years for a fatal hit-and-run crash last September in Pittston
Township.  Raven claimed Vough violated sentencing rules when he
issued separate sentences, also known as consecutive sentences,
for each of Raven's crimes, rather than merging them.  "It is
within the discretion of this court to impose a consecutive
sentence," Vough wrote. "A sentence imposed within the standard
range of the guidelines is viewed as appropriate under
Pennsylvania law."  Investigators said Raven, who did not have a
driver's license because of four previous arrests for impaired
driving, abruptly swerved into the path of motorcyclist Donnie
Pizano on Sept. 2 on state Route 315 in Pittston Township,
killing Pizano, 38, and his passenger, Robin Walsh, 39. Raven
then fled.  Raven, 60, of Jenkins Township, was sentenced on a
charge of fleeing the scene of a fatal crash, accidents
involving death while not properly