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28yo driver gets 80yrs for killing 14yo ped on 7/31/22 in Round Rock

28-year-old Leandro Brito-Martinez received a whopping 80-year sentence for killing 14 year-old pedestrian Tobias Soto.

The extenuating circumstances were that police were trying to stop the driver because they identified the vehicle was stolen, the driver fled, driving up to 100 miles an hour and running at least one red light, and, probably, because the driver was Hispanic.  It'll be interesting when and if a white driver gets a similar sentence.

Still, since killing drivers of all stripes typically get off with slaps on the wrist, if that, it's surprising to see such a lengthy sentence.

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/william … 022-crash/