An 18-year-old son of a billionaire businessman has been sentenced to seven to nine months in a juvenile detention center for killing a Hispanic woman in Los Angeles on February 17.
The teenager, who was 17 at the time of the incident, drives a luxury Lamborghini-brand vehicle at more than 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour).
The car collided with the vehicle in which 32-year-old Monique Muñoz was traveling, almost splitting it in two, according to local press reports.
Muñoz's family has criticized the justice action with the teenager.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Sabina Helton issued her sentence Thursday
, citing that it was not the first time the young man, whose name has not been released, had had speeding problems.
As reported by the Los Angeles Times, the judge denounced the "constant lack of responsibility" of the young man.
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Being tried as a minor, he could only be sentenced to a maximum of nine months in a juvenile detention center, although his sentence could be extended depending on his behavior.
Muñoz's family had asked that he be tried as an adult, in which case he could have been sentenced to up to six years in state prison.
"My life is not the same, and it never will be,
" Carol Cardona, Muñoz's mother, told the judge, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.
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The victim's family has questioned the actions of the authorities since the time of the accident, questioning that the young man was not immediately arrested for being the son of a millionaire businessman.
Authorities have said he was not taken into custody because he was taken to hospital after the fact.
During the hearing, the defendant apologized to the family: "I realize that my suffering is not even close to what you have been through."
He added that he had contemplated committing suicide several times and that at the time of the accident he was a "reckless" 17-year-old and believed himself to be "invincible."
In April, he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter
and has been under house arrest since that date.
His defense attorney, Mark Werksman, had asked for parole, arguing that he was diagnosed with autism, depression and attention deficit after the accident.
In a psychological examination during the court process, psychologist Karen Schiltz said that
the teenager had probably had autism all his life but was diagnosed until this year.
According to the prosecutors in the case, it was not the first time that the young man had driven recklessly.
According to investigators, he had been cited twice for driving at excessive speeds in Beverly Hills, which led to the suspension of his driver's license.
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The youngest is the son of billionaire James Khuri, manager of FJ Holdings, a merchandise distribution company, which counts Amazon among its clients.
The man was described as a "serial entrepreneur" by Forbes magazine last year.
In March, Khuri used her social media to offer support to the Muñoz family and mourn the accident.
"My family and I pray for you," he
wrote on his Instagram account, in which he publishes photos with his son and their luxurious cars.
After learning of the conviction, Muñoz's relatives affirmed that they wanted him to be tried as an adult and that the sentence was like
"going to Snoopy camp," according to an uncle of the victim.