Drunk Hit-and-Run Driver Gets 19 Year Sentence

Sep 23,2016

The San Bernardino man responsible for a hit-and-run crash that killed a 13-year-old girl in 2014 has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. Martin Mosby, a 25-year-old from San Bernardino, was convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident, and two counts each of driving under the influence causing injury and driving with a 0.08% blood alcohol content causing injury.

Thirteen-year-old Samantha Tarabay was riding in an Acura coupe with her two older sisters on July 11, 2014, when the vehicle was struck by a Kia driven by Mosby. Samantha died at the scene, while her sisters were hospitalized with major injuries.

According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, about 11% of crashes reported to police involve a driver who flees the scene. Nearly 1,500 people are killed every year by hit-and-run drivers. Drunk driving adds another deadly dimension to the problem. Sadly, children are often the victims of drunk driving crashes. In 2013, 17% of fatal accidents involving children 14 and under were drunk driving crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

“While nothing will bring back the Tarabays’ daughter, we are glad that justice has been served in this case,” said Attorney Walter Clark, founder of Walter Clark Legal Group.

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