A Las Vegas judge sentenced a man accused of killing a mother of four in a central valley crash to just under a year in prison, overruling his plea deal’s recommendation for a suspended sentence.

On Tuesday, Gerardo Lopez pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter and reckless driving — both misdemeanors — in connection with the March 5 death of Jessica Fodge . The 31-year-old mother had just walked her children to school and was on a sidewalk near University Center Drive and East Twain Avenue when a Chevrolet Trax compact SUV ran a red light, made a wide turn, drove into the curb and hit her, according to her family and police.

During sentencing, Deputy District Attorney Suzanne Rorhus explained that, following negotiations, the state and defense attorney Kevin Coburn agreed Lopez sho

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