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Josue Yahir Hernandez-Perez was sentenced to a year in jail for manslaughter in the death of a passenger in his vehicle.

Charges say he fled police in Salt Lake City, causing a crash that killed a passenger.

Hernandez-Perez must serve five years probation, including substance abuse treatment.

SALT LAKE CITY — A man convicted of manslaughter for the death of a passenger in his car while fleeing police was sentenced to a year in jail.

Josue Yahir Hernandez-Perez, 22, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, a second-degree felony, in August. In his plea, he admitted responsibility for the death of a passenger in his car, who was killed when the vehicle crashed while Hernandez-Perez was fleeing from police in Salt Lake City.

Hernandez-Perez was s

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