ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A drunken driver who lost control of his vehicle while fleeing from police and caused a deadly crash has been sentenced to 31 years in prison.
The Bernalillo County district attorney’s office says Ofimiano Herrera was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to eight charges stemming from the 2015 crash at an Albuquerque intersection.
State District Judge Alisa Hadfield categorized the charges as serious violent offenses, meaning Herrera will have to serve at least 85 percent of his sentence.
Prosecutors say Herrera was intoxicated when he led police on a high-speed chase that ended when he lost control of his sedan and slammed into a family’s SUV while it was stopped at a traffic light.
Oscar Almeida, Sr. was killed and his wife, son and son’s girlfriend were seriously injured.
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