DENISON, Iowa (AP) — A Denison man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for a car crash that led to the death of a teenage girl.
Ramon Hernandez was sentenced Friday in Crawford County District Court for his convictions on vehicular homicide, three counts of distribution of a controlled substance to a minor and five other counts. He had faced up to 109 years in prison.
Authorities say Hernandez drove through a farm field with four teenagers in his car before it plunged into the Boyer River on Jan. 19. He and three of the others reached safety. The body of 15-year-old Yoana Acosta, of Denison, was found a week later on Jan. 26.
Hernandez must serve 10 years before he’s eligible for parole.
