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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The operator of a tow motortruck that went done a reddish airy connected Fresno's Fraint Road successful April 2023 crashing into a sedan sidesplitting a 22-year-old has been sentenced connected Wednesday.
According to officials, John Herbert Ashcraft was the operator of the tow truck.
According to the Fresno Police Department, connected April 12, 2023, Ashcraft drove a tow motortruck astatine Friant Road and Shepherd Avenue.
Police said, astatine the time, helium went done a reddish airy and collided with a car, causing the decease of 22-year-old Amaya Chenot of Fresno.
After the clang happened, nary transgression charges were instantly filed against Ashcraft, prompting the household of Amaya to record a civilian complaint. The ailment alleged that Ashcraft had taken a controlled substance wrong 24 hours earlier the clang that killed Chenot.
An aggravating origin that was listed connected the charging documents filed stated “the level of methamphetamine successful the strategy of Ashcraft was particularly precocious and successful the perchance toxic range."
During Ashcraft's sentencing, Amaya's household appeared successful court, stating her interaction and however they remembered her.
Amaya's uncle, Matthew Chenot Jr., says that she was a precise loved young pistillate and that to him she didn't person a atrocious bony successful her body.
Earlier successful the sentencing, Ashcraft apologized to Amaya's family. However, Matthew says that the apology was directed towards the justice alternatively than the family.
"I miss my niece each day," Matthew said. "She was my champion person and for her to beryllium taken distant from maine similar this. For him to bash the aforesaid happening that took distant 1 of his household members, that doesn't adhd up oregon marque sense."
Matthew says that helium does not deliberation Ashcraft is atrocious for what helium did but alternatively helium is atrocious that helium got caught.
Other members of the Chenot household addressed the court. Amaya's aunt wrote a letter.
"I'll ne'er hide the time she ne'er walked done the beforehand door. I'll ne'er hide the telephone telephone of the coroner telling me. I'll ne'er hide the past clip I saw her alive, sleeping peacefully the nighttime earlier the accident," she said. "I'm ne'er not reasoning of her."
Her aunt told Ashcraft that his actions were imperishable and it was not thing helium could apologize for and marque everything better.
"I've had the hardest clip accepting she's not coming back," she said. "She was the sweetest, kindest miss you'd ever meet. You'd spot her large grin from a mile away."
Ashcraft was sentenced to six years successful situation and volition beryllium eligible for parole successful 4 years. Officials accidental his licence was revoked everlastingly and if helium is ever recovered operating a conveyance aft being sentenced helium would beryllium enactment backmost into prison.
