Thread: Illegal immigrant sentenced in nurse's death for DUI

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Posted on Wed, Aug. 17, 2005


Illegal immigrant sentenced in nurse's death

Associated Press


LAWRENCE, Kan. - An illegal immigrant who struck and killed a nurse while driving drunk has been sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison.

Adan S. Cruz, 23, killed Jodie Hatzenbihler, 25, of Olathe, as she was leaving a Lawrence bar on April 9.

He was sentenced Tuesday for involuntary manslaughter. Cruz also was sentenced to a year in prison for drunken driving, with the sentences to run concurrently.

Cruz had a prior drunken driving charge, and Hatzenbihler's father, Dean, said his daughter might still be alive if Cruz had been deported to Mexico after the first charge. He also said state law that sets sentencing guidelines hamstrings judges in such cases.

Cruz wasn't deported for his previous drunken driving charge because it wasn't a felony, but it is likely he will be deported after serving this sentence because he was convicted of a felony.

Cruz's attorney, Shelley Bock, said his client was truly sorry for what happened. He said Cruz worked 70 hours a week at two jobs.

They are murdering Americans left and right with their drunk driving. Sad if they were deported when 1st caught then this might not have happened.

Who cares how many jobs he worked or for how many hours The man is a killer. Hopefully when they deport his butt, they can put a GPS tracking device just like Martha Stewart has to track his every move.

5.5 years! That's an outrage! What is the max time in that state for Involuntary Manslaughter?

The statement in this article that implies the illegal would have been deported if it were a felony is incorrect. There are over 80,000 crimminal aliens they released from prison still in the country.

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The sentences for manslaughter are rather low terms.

Move this article to the new Americans Killed by Illegals section.