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May 23,
2003
Contact: Lynn Kimbrough,
720-913-9025
HERNANDEZ
SENTENCED IN VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
17-year-old Ronnie
Hernandez was sentenced today in connection with the vehicular
homicide death of 19-year-old Qi Zhang, a University of Denver
student, that occurred last February.
Hernandez was given
a 12-year suspended prison sentence on the condition that he
successfully complete a 6-year sentence to the Youthful Offender
System. If he fails to comply with or complete the YOS
sentence, he would be sent to the Department of Corrections to
serve the 12-year sentence.
Chief Deputy Doug
Jackson spoke on behalf of the victim at today's sentencing; no
family members of the victim were present. Several of the
defendant's family members spoke on behalf of Hernandez.
Hernandez pleaded
guilty in April to vehicular homicide and vehicular eluding
resulting in death. He was driving a stolen car on February 20,
2003 when he crashed into a car driven by Zhang at the
intersection of High and Asbury Streets.
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