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Justice for Ashley Sanchez: Murderer Sentenced After 5 Years
9 Sep
Summary
- Teen aspiring prosecutor Ashley Sanchez was killed in August 2021.
- Josue Mendoza Barrera was convicted of murder and failure to report.
- Barrera received a 42-year sentence for the fatal hit-and-run.
A man has been sentenced for the murder of 16-year-old Ashley Sanchez, who was killed in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Chicago's Hermosa neighborhood in August 2021. Josue Mendoza Barrera was found guilty of murder and failure to report a crash. He was sentenced on Tuesday to 42 years in prison, receiving credit for 1,768 days already served. Barrera was accused of driving a minivan that chased and struck the vehicle carrying Sanchez. The incident occurred just as Sanchez was preparing to begin her junior year at Waubonsie Valley High School. Ashley was remembered as a talented bowler with aspirations of becoming a prosecutor.
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