A 19-year-old Long Island woman will serve up to four years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed her friend.
Daritza Lopez wept Tuesday as she told a Nassau County judge that she thinks every day about what she did.
Herica Contreras was the mother of two young children.
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Lopez lost control of her vehicle on Nov. 29 in West Hempstead. She hit a parked car, careened across Hempstead Turnpike, entered a closed gasoline station and slammed into a building.
Newsday says she pleaded guilty in March to manslaughter, drunken driving and other charges.
Prosecutors had sought 5 to 15 years in prison. The judge granted a defense request for youthful offender status.
Contreras’ sister, Monica Contreras, said no amount of jail time would make things right.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
