Convicted DUI driver Luis Estanga sentenced to 5 years in prison

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- "We anticipation the suspect understands the gravity and seriousness of this offense," Fresno County Prosecutor Christopher Moss said.

In June, 40-year-old Luis Estanga was driving 4 passengers down Trimmer Springs Road, conscionable northbound of Pine Flat Lake successful Fresno County, erstwhile helium mislaid power of his motortruck and drove down a 200-foot embankment.

The California Highway Patrol says helium was nether the power of alcohol.

The clang killed 46-year-old Cristian Jaime and hospitalized 3 different passengers.

"While determination are nary victims present today, it is precise wide that this lawsuit was not lone a tragedy, peculiarly arsenic for Mr. Rojas, but besides importantly impacted the different victims progressive successful this case," Ross said.

On Wednesday morning, Estanga was sentenced to 5 years successful situation pursuing a stipulated plea agreement, meaning the authoritative and defence agreed connected the charges anterior to mounting ft successful this Fresno County courtroom.

Estanga pleaded nary contention to vehicular manslaughter portion intoxicated.

Moss says determination were immoderate concerns aft speechmaking the probation report.

"Upon interviewing the suspect recovered that the suspect did not amusement immoderate remorse for his actions during the interview," Moss said.

The justice besides emphasized that information of the study and the concern's Estanga expressed astir his ain betterment from the crash.
"That helium has his ain aesculapian appointments regarding his limb and his hands and that helium wishes the tribunal to instrumentality those successful information and surely that is disturbing to hear," a Fresno County justice said.

The authoritative and the justice are hopeful that Estanga volition larn a acquisition from this tragedy, consciousness remorse and marque idiosyncratic change.

"He volition yet beryllium released from situation and we anticipation helium takes this sentencing and what occurred successful this lawsuit to bosom and makes amended decisions successful his beingness moving forward," Moss said.

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