LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville teenager has been sentenced to 32 years for a deadly wrong-way crash in October 2021.
Jose Mencho-Orozco pleaded guilty on Monday, May 1 to charges including manslaughter and driving under the influence.
The Commonwealth Attorney’s Office said the teen was driving the wrong-way on I-65 near the Arthur Street exit when he crashed into another car head on.
Dua Lufti, 22 of Elizabethtown, died from blunt force trauma and the crash left two others inside the car hurt.
Mencho-Orozco’s blood alcohol level at the time was more than three times the legal limit.
According to court documents, the sentence for him is as follows:
- Count 1: Manslaughter First Degree: 12 years
- Count 2: Assault First Degree: 10 years
- Count 3: Wanton Endangerment First Degree: 5 years
- Count 4: Wanton Endangerment First Degree: 5 years
- Count 5: Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol (Aggravating Circumstance): 30 days
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