FAYETTEVILLE -- A Springdale man was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Wednesday for plowing into a scooter, leaving one person dead and another severely injured.
Sergio Rodriguez, 34, pleaded guilty in Washington County Circuit Court on Monday to manslaughter, second-degree battery and leaving the scene of an accident, all felonies.
Circuit Judge Mark Lindsay sentenced Rodriguez on Wednesday to 10 years on the manslaughter charge, five years on the battery charge and two years on the leaving the scene charge. Lindsay ordered the terms to run consecutively for a total of 17 years at the Arkansas Department of Correction.
Police said Rodriguez' pickup hit a scooter carrying two people about 8 p.m. Nov. 6, 2016, near the intersection of Crossover and Zion roads.
Hailey King, 18, of Fayetteville, died at Washington Regional Medical Center. David Gutierrez, 20, of Springdale, was injured and lost both legs
NW News on 04/12/2018