Man Sentenced for 2022 DUI Crash that Killed 17-Year-Old

Man Sentenced For 2022 DUI Crash That Killed 17-year-old

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ/KFSN) — The man responsible for killing a 17-year-old from Fresno just months before her high school graduation could now spend his life in prison.  On Thursday, a Fresno County judge sentenced Michael Mendoza to 15 years to life in prison.  Mendoza was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI in March of 2022.  17-year-old Sarahi Ramierez was killed after Ramirez blew past a stop sign and t-boned Ramirez’s tr…

Man sentenced for 2022 DUI crash that killed 17-year-old

The man responsible for killing a 17-year-old from Fresno just months before her high school graduation could now spend his life in prison.

Fresno Man, a Repeat DUI Offender, Sentenced to 15 Years to Life for Teen’s Death

A Fresno man with a prior DUI conviction was sentenced Thursday to 15 years to life in state prison for causing a 2022 crash that killed a 17-year-old girl. Michael Anthony Mendoza, 28, pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated in connection with the March 18, 2022, collision that killed Sarahi Ramirez-Rodriguez. Related Story: Fresno, Wake Up. We’re Numb to Our DUI Problem Authorities s…