A man accused of driving drunk during a crash in New Jersey that killed his two brothers has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Santos Javier Archaga-Mendoza, 37, was sentenced Friday to the aggregate term, which Morris County prosecutors said does not include eligibility for parole.
Archaga-Mendoza pleaded guilty in May to two counts of second-degree reckless vehicular homicide as well as fourth-degree assault and driving under the influence.
He was originally charged with death by auto in the early morning September 2017 single-vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 15 and Route 46 in Dover that killed his brothers, Joel and David, and injured a third person.
Authorities said the brothers and some friends had gone out to a nightclub to celebrate the defendant's birthday. The Daily Journal reported that he told investigators his foot got stuck on the gas pedal as he tried to make a turn and lost control of the pickup he was driving with four passengers. Prosecutors said evidence indicated that he was speeding and intoxicated at the time of the crash.
