Illegal Immigrant Apologizes For Fatal Crash
Victor Rodriguez Gets 10-20 Years Prison



TheOmahaChannel.com
updated 9/20/2011 6:47:02 PM ET

OMAHA, Neb. — KETV.com

An illegal immigrant who drove drunk and killed two people last December will spend the next decade behind bars.

In court Tuesday, Victor Rodriguez apologized for what happened that night. But one victim's father said there's no apology in the world that can bring his son back.

Javier Alcantara and his wife, Ruteena, said it feels like just yesterday that their 22-year-old son was killed by a drunken driver.

"It's made everything difficult -- weekends, holidays, his birthday is coming in October," Ruteena Alcantara said.

Rodriguez will spend the next 10 to 20 years in prison for Danny Alcantara's death.

Prosecutors said Rodriguez had been drinking at a holiday party last December before he lost control of his SUV near 42nd and H streets, where he slammed head-on into a car carrying Danny Alcantara and his girlfriend.

Investigators said Rodriguez, who had no license, was speeding and then ran from the scene.

The crash also killed Rodriguez's passenger, 24-year-old Manuel Santos-Gomez.

Prosecutors pleaded with the judge to give Rodriguez a stiff sentence because they said every choice he made leading up to the crash was voluntary.

Rodriguez read an apology letter in Spanish in the courtroom Tuesday, saying he didn't remember the crash.

He's eligible for release in about 10 years. After that, he'll be deported.

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