HARTFORD, Conn — The video above is from 2022.
A Hartford man was sentenced to prison for a fatal 2022 crash that also injured another person.
Melvin Castro, 31, of Hartford was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison, suspended after six and a half years served, followed by three years of probation, for a deadly 2022 motor vehicle crash in Hartford.
Castro pleaded guilty on October 26, 2023, to charges of Manslaughter in the Second Degree with a Motor Vehicle and Assault in the Second Degree with a Motor Vehicle.
On July 11, 2022, police were called to reports of a serious motor vehicle crash at New Britain and Fairfield Avenues. A Nissan Altima, driven by Castro, failed to stop at a red light and traveled through the intersection at a high rate of speed, estimated at 81 miles per hour in a zone with a speed limit of 30 miles per hour.
Castro’s vehicle then struck a Ford Focus driven by Jamal Randolph McCall, 33, of Hartford, who was transported to Hartford Hospital where he died of his injuries. The passenger also was taken to the hospital for treatment of serious physical injuries.
Prosecutors said that Castro had a blood alcohol concentration or BAC of .15, nearly twice the legal limit. Castro also admitted to ingesting marijuana prior to operating the vehicle.
At the sentencing hearing, the surviving victim talked about the senseless and tragic loss of McCall and detailed for the court the permanent injuries he suffered in the crash.
Doug Stewart is a Senior Digital Content Producer at FOX61 News. He can be reached at dstewart@fox61.com.
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