A former Albuquerque police officer has been sentenced to 90 days in jail for causing a wreck that killed a 21-year-old woman.
The Albuquerque Journal reports Adam Casaus was sentenced on Friday after being found guilty of misdemeanor careless driving. He originally was charged with reckless driving and faced nine years in prison but was convicted of a lesser charge.
Casaus was driving a marked police SUV while off duty on Feb. 10, 2013 when he crashed into a car in northwest Albuquerque. Ashley Browder, who was 21 years old, was killed. Her younger sister was driving and was seriously injured.
Casaus initially claimed he was looking for a drunken driver. He was fired from the police department.
Information from: Albuquerque Journal.
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