A MAN WHO CAUSED A WRECK THAT KILLED A YOUNG GIRL IN ALBUQUERQUE IN 2016 HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS BEHIND BARS. AUTHORITIES SAY 23 YEAR OLD XAVIER NELSON WAS GOING OVER 100 MPH BEFORE HIS CAR REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON I-25 NEAR THE MONTANO EXIT…KILLING 10 YEAR OLD CARMEN ESMERALDA NEVAREZ.
A JURY HAD FOUND NELSON GUILTY OF VEHICULAR HOMICIDE IN DECEMBER. THE JUDGE RULED THAT NELSON IS A SERIOUS VIOLENT OFFENDER, MEANING HE HAS SERVE AT LEAST 85-PERCENT OF HIS SENTENCE.
