South Carolina driver jailed for 40 years over deaths of two boys
Eri Otoniel Roberto Perez, 31, has been sentenced to a combined 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing two boys in a crash in South Carolina. The children, Dereon James Robinson, 12, and Mikhail-Lee Smith, nine, were riding their bikes on a pavement when Perez’s car struck them in April.
Perez admitted drinking 15 beers the night before and eight on the morning of the crash. His blood alcohol level was 0.264 per cent, compared with South Carolina’s legal limit of 0.08 per cent; he was also driving at speed and did not have a licence. The sentence includes a $20,000 fine, and the boys’ mothers spoke in court about the lasting loss caused by their deaths.
- Perez received 40 years in prison for killing two boys while driving drunk.
- He admitted drinking 23 beers before the crash.
- His blood alcohol level was more than three times South Carolina’s limit.
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South Carolina is a state in the south-east of the United States, where driving rules include a legal blood alcohol limit of 0.08 per cent. Driving without a licence is also against the law.
Dereon James Robinson, 12, and Mikhail-Lee Smith, nine, were riding bicycles on a pavement when a car hit them in April. Their mothers spoke in court about the effect of the boys’ deaths on their families.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Drunk driver who downed 23 beers then ran over two children and killed them will spend next four decades in prison”.