A Miami-Dade woman will spend the next four years in prison after pleading guilty to a crash that killed a 64-year-old outside a Miami Gardens community center.

Sharon Cox , 65, was sentenced Tuesday for the 2023 crash that left Patricia Garner dead and injured two others, including Garner’s son and a community center employee.

Prosecutors said Cox struck them with her car in the center’s parking lot.

During sentencing, Cox, who admitted guilt, remained silent, offering no apology to Garner’s family. That silence frustrated loved ones who have spent years demanding accountability.

“Ms. Cox didn’t even stand up and say that she was sorry,” said Sandra Welch, Garner’s sister-in-law. “She didn’t say one word.”

Earlier this year, state prosecutors offered Cox a plea deal that included ju

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