Man who drunkenly plowed into US Airman at 117 mph while she drove to base gets close to maximum sentence

A Nevada antheral who pleaded blameworthy to driving drunk and hitting a U.S. Airman astatine a velocity of over 100 mph received astir the maximum condemnation allowable by law.

Hetsel Campos, 39, was arrested pursuing the April 13, 2024, clang connected a Nevada road that killed U.S. Airman Natalie Villegas, 23. According to tribunal records obtained by section CBS affiliate KLAS, Campos had double the ineligible humor intoxicant limit erstwhile helium was taken into custody. He appeared successful tribunal connected Tuesday to perceive his condemnation aft pleading blameworthy successful March to DUI and reckless driving resulting successful decease arsenic portion of a plea statement with prosecutors.

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KLAS was successful the courtroom erstwhile Campos addressed those present, including Villegas' household members, saying, "I should beryllium the 1 gone, not her. I should beryllium the 1 that's not here."

Local ABC affiliate KTNV reported astatine the clip that aft an investigation, Nevada State Police said that Campos was down the instrumentality of a Chevrolet Traverse heading northbound connected U.S. 95 astatine a precocious velocity — aboriginal stated by constabulary to beryllium 117 mph — conscionable earlier 7:00 a.m. connected the greeting of April 13, 2024. Campos deed Villegas successful her Hyundai Elantra from behind, sending some vehicles disconnected the roadworthy and flipping implicit into a godforsaken country adjacent the highway.

Villegas' car ended up landing connected its roof. Villegas, who was driving to work astatine Creech Air Force Base, was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

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In court, Villegas' begetter addressed Campos, saying, "While connected her mode to service our country, you irresponsibly and selfishly came on and took each that distant from my daughter."

Clark County District Court Judge Tara Clark Newberry besides spoke straight to Campos, telling him, "My complaint and my oath is to uphold justness and to clasp radical accountable for the choices that they make. And unfortunately, Mr. Campos, you made the worst imaginable prime you ever could person astir apt made successful your beingness that night."

Campos was sentenced to six to 20 years successful situation and volition beryllium eligible for parole successful 2031.