SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — A man who deliberately drove off a California freeway to get attention from his ex-girlfriend has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for killing two tourists run down by his car.
Jerardo Iriarte pleaded no contest to two counts of second-degree murder for killing Washington visitors Bruce and Marjorie Mallin, who were on a morning walk last October outside a Pismo Beach restaurant.
The Santa Maria Times (http://bit.ly/nCUJwJ ) said Thursday the 20-year-old Iriarte was sentenced Wednesday after an emotional plea from the couple’s daughter.
The Mallins were struck down a year ago when Iriarte’s Toyota Corolla veered off U.S. Highway 101 at 80 mph and went down an embankment.
