Illegal alien gets 16 years for death of Phoenix officer
Sorry, Officer Figueroa. This country wouldn't help protect you.
The drunken driver responsible for a collision that killed Phoenix police Officer Shane Figueroa received a 16-year sentence Friday.
It's the maximum sentence for manslaughter.
Salvador Vivas-Diaz, 50, sat emotionless as Figueroa's father spoke. Vivas-Diaz, a mechanic, wore headphones to listen to a translation of the proceedings into Spanish.Vivas-Diaz, who lived with his daughter in a neighborhood near South Mountain Park, was arrested twice before in the Valley on DUI-related charges but never convicted. He was deported to Mexico, and officials said he returned to live illegally in the U.S.
When police arrested him, he presented fraudulent identifications and refused to admit his real name, according to investigators. He also stopped to urinate on the side of the road before officers arrived, never rushing to help Figueroa.
Vivas-Diaz wept and his voice quaked as he addressed the court, asking for leniency in his sentencing for the sake of his three adult children.
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