Brayer Arias-Colazo, 30, of Carpentersville.
A man has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after pleading guilty in a high-speed drunk driving crash that killed a 5-month-old baby and left other children injured in Barrington Hills.
Brayer Arias-Colazo, 30, of Carpentersville, was charged with eight counts of aggravated driving under the influence, reckless homicide and speeding 35 mph or more over the limit.
Court records show Arias-Colazo entered into a negotiated plea deal in November.
He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated driving under the influence causing death, a Class 2 felony.
The crash occurred around 7 p.m. on November 3, 2016, at the intersection of Route 25 and Silverstone Drive on the border of Algonquin and Barrington Hills.
The Barrington Hills Police Department said Arias-Colazo was traveling southbound on Route 25 in a 2001 Ford pickup truck.
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Seven years for justice to be delivered and the killer spends a couple of years in prison. This is the best our system can do? Absolutely pitiful.
We could simply offer our thoughts and prayers. The alcohol didn’t cause the crash.