Six month sentence for death of Lawrence bicyclist

Joel Hernandez has been sentenced to just six months in jail for the hit-and-run death of 20 year-old Rachel Leek of Lawrence, Kansas.  After that he’ll pay a $500 fine, perform 200 hours of community service, and be on probation for a year.

This laughable sentence is the result of a plea bargain with the Douglas County District Attorney. Hernandez wasn’t charged with any type of manslaughter, but rather misdemeanor DWI. So the sentence he received was the maximum amount the judge could give him.

The Lawrence Journal-World has more.

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