Slaton Man Sentenced To Prison For 2002 Deadly Hit & Run - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock

A Slaton man will serve two and a half years in prison for failing to come to the aid of the man he hit with his car.

The jury also ordered Jesse Garcia to pay a $4,500 fine. Tuesday, that same Lubbock jury found Garcia guilty of failure to stop and render aid.

72-year-old Earl Powell died from the injuries he suffered in the 2002 collision.

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