Manuel Valencia sentenced to 10 years in prison for deadly crash

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Fresno County antheral learned his condemnation for a deadly postulation mishap that killed an guiltless victim.

Minerva Camacho was checking her message with her granddaughter erstwhile the calamity unfolded successful Sanger 3 years ago.

She was struck by a conveyance and pinned against her home.

Investigators accidental Manuel Valencia was evading constabulary erstwhile helium mislaid control, jumped the curb, and deed the victim.

In tribunal connected Tuesday, the victim's loved ones spoke astir their lasting symptom from the tragedy.

"Her decease was senseless, tragic, and horrific. For her to person been pinned against the wall, crushed by a conveyance portion this man was fleeing the country wherever helium did thing to assistance her," said a loved 1 who wished not to beryllium identified.

Earlier this year, helium pleaded nary contention to evading an serviceman and resisting.

In exchange, prosecutors agreed to driblet 10 different charges Valencia besides faced.

He clutched onto a book connected Tuesday arsenic his parent said her lad was a breached young antheral astatine the clip of the incident.

And past successful a striking move, the justice permitted Valencia to straight code the victim's loved ones successful the courtroom.

"I conscionable privation to accidental from the bottommost of my heart, I'm wholly sorry. And I cognize thing I accidental volition marque it right. It was an accident, and I commune for you guys each the time," Valencia said.

The justice past sentenced Valencia to 10 years successful authorities prison.

Prosecutors and defence attorneys had antecedently agreed to the sentence.

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