Man accused of selling alcohol to minor before deadly crash to face trial

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A mother's heartbreak was connected show astatine the Fresno County Courthouse Thursday, astir 3 years to the time since she mislaid her girl successful a car crash.

"Lily was 15," Dalia Martinez said. "She had her full beingness up of her."

Lilyana Romero was a rider -- 1 of 7 teenagers -- crammed successful a tiny car successful September 2021.

"She was conscionable hanging retired with her friends, and, ultimately, she ne'er came location that night," Martinez said.

The car swerved crossed the sidewalk, crashing adjacent Hoover High School. Lilyana died astatine the country conscionable a fewer days earlier her birthday.

Police accidental the teen who was driving was nether the power and got intoxicant from University Deli Liquor adjacent Barstow and Cedar Avenues.

Martinez says it ne'er should person happened.

"It comes backmost to the clerk," Martinez said. "Because helium sold intoxicant underage to minors and failed to adjacent surface for it."

Hassan Mian was the clerk that night. He is retired of jailhouse connected bail and has pleaded not blameworthy to 3 counts of selling intoxicant to a insignificant and 1 number of providing intoxicant that caused injury.

Martinez expected the justice to condemnation Mian to a diversion programme connected Thursday. But, aft an affectional plea from Martinez successful court, the justice rejected diversion and enactment the lawsuit connected way for trial.

Mian could look up to six months successful jailhouse if helium is convicted.

"No clip successful jailhouse is going to bring her back," Martinez said. "But immoderate benignant of accountability and work that tin beryllium had, I volition gladly take."

The justice ordered Mian backmost to tribunal connected November 7 for a pre-trial hearing. Martinez says she volition proceed to amusement up successful tribunal to beryllium the dependable for her daughter.

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