And he's only getting 6 years for it??????

Illegal alien gets 6 years in death of WWII vet

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DANIEL TEPFER dtepfer@ctpost.comConnecticut Post

BRIDGEPORT — Chester Dillahunt of Fairfield survived World War II and the Korean War to be killed at the age of 86 by a drunken illegal immigrant.
On Friday, Jeronimo Rocha, from Brazil, was sentenced to six years in prison for the crime. He'll be deported back to Brazil after he serves his term.
"I feel very guilty about everything that happened," Rocha told Superior Court Judge Roland Fasano on Friday. "I'm very saddened by the fact that somebody died."
"All of this suffering was caused by a man who was illegally in this country, driving drunk without a license and without insurance," retorted Fasano, as he handed down the sentence. But the judge stopped short of imposing the eight-year term urged by Assistant State's Attorney Howard Stein. "We are all aware the defendant didn't wake up that morning intending to go out and kill someone," Fasano said.
Rocha, 37, of Danbury, previously pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle.
According to police, shortly before 5 p.m. March 20, Dillahunt, of Gilbert Highway, Fairfield, was driving southbound on Black Rock Turnpike in his 2005 Pontiac Vibe when the 1996 Toyota Corolla, driven north by Rocha, veered over the double yellow line and crashed head on into him.
The impact of the crash caused Dillahunt's car to roll over and he was trapped inside, police said. Dillahunt, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Army who was a decorated veteran of both World War II and the Korean War, was in a coma for five weeks before he died.
Police said Rocha, who had a blood alcohol level of 0.247, told them he was driving home after attending a party in Bridgeport. While at the party, he told police, he drank at least six Coronas.
Rocha said he lost control while negotiating a curve in the wet road but didn't remember hitting the victim's car, police said.
He was treated for minor injuries.
Stein told the judge that this would be the first Christmas in 63 years of marriage that Dillahunt will not be celebrating with his wife.
"It's imperative that the court send a message to anybody who considers drinking and driving on this holiday season that this type of behavior will not be tolerated," he said.
Daniel Tepfer, who covers state courts and law enforcement issues, can be reached at 330-6308.