DUBLIN — A Manteca resident has accepted a plea deal and a 10-year jail time period in reference to a 2021 crash that killed a passenger in his automotive, court docket information present.
Alejandro Valencia-Torres Jr., 28, pleaded no contest to a vehicular manslaughter cost, in alternate for prosecutors dropping homicide, drunk driving, and hit and run counts towards him. He’s set to be formally sentenced on Nov. 15, information present.
Valencia-Torres posted $75,000 for his launch from jail after a choose agreed to set bail, and has remained out of custody — however with location and alcohol monitoring — for the previous two-and-a-half years. He dedicated minor violations throughout his launch, like leaving his residence to go to Taco Bell and the fitness center, however wasn’t dinged for alcohol use, in line with court docket information.
On Valentine’s Day 2021, Valencia-Torres crashed his car on Interstate 580 in Dublin, killing Kenia Hernandez-Berber, a passenger in his automotive. She was thrown clear from the car. Valencia-Torres ran away and tried to cover from police, however they arrested him that very same day at a gasoline station, information present.
The arresting officer smelled alcohol and Valencia-Torres and authorities later confirmed with testing that he was intoxicated, in line with prosecutors.
The plea type says that Valencia-Torres will have the ability to scale back his 10-year jail time period by half with good habits.
