Drunk driver who killed two elderly people in Yoloaiquín sentenced to 46 years in prison
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The Yoloaiquín Peace Court in Morazán Sur sentenced a driver to 46 years in prison for simple homicide and dangerous driving after a summary trial, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) said, according to Diario El Mundo, Diario El Salvador and Infobae. According to the FGR, on the night of March 6 the man was driving a pickup truck drunk, lost control and crashed into a couple's home at kilometer 176 of the Ruta de la Paz highway, El Aceituno canton. The woman, 76, died at the scene and her husband, 88, died in hospital. The prosecutors said residents had warned him minutes earlier not to drive in that state, and Diario El Salvador reported that his breathalyzer test showed 285 degrees.
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