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Man Sentenced in Hit-and-Run Death of Girl

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Man Sentenced in Hit-and-Run Death of Girl

Posted By Stepniak & Park || 10-Mar-2013

In 2009, an 11-year-old girl, Ashley Valdez, stepped off her school bus, crossing the street after the bus driver dropped her off on the wrong side of the street. Tragically while crossing the street, she was struck and killed by a driver who fled the scene of the crime.

Last week, Harvey Abraham, the motorist who fled the scene of the accident after striking Valdez, was sentenced in a Miami-Dade courtroom. Because he fled the scene of the accident and attempted to cover up evidence as well, according to the Miami Herald, Abraham will spend the next six years in prison. After he serves his prison sentence, he will then be on probation for eight years.

When Abraham struck Valdez, he fled in his Ford-150 pick up truck to a South Miami auto body shop, filing a claim stating he was a victim in a traffic accident. While at the body shop, Abraham’s truck was spotted and police were called. When questioned by police, Abraham stated he thought he had hit a dog on the road.

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Thomas Rebull told the accused in the courtroom during sentencing, “Mr. Abraham, if you had just stopped, even if there was nothing you could do to help Ashley Valdez, I can’t imagine you would be facing what you are facing.”

When Judge Rebull pronounced the sentencing, Abraham’s teenage daughter fell to the courtroom floor shrieking. Abraham’s brother Timothy stated his brother was a good man, and had been working three jobs to support his wife and two daughters.

Adonay Gonzalez, Ashley Valdez’s mother, felt the incident that took her daughter’s life was an accident, but she told Abraham in court “because you left the scene and you never turned back, I’m filled with questions.” Gonzalez, who brought photos of her daughter to court and spoke about the kindness and liveliness of the 11-year-old child, told Abraham in the courtroom, “You destroyed my life.”

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