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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Hit-and-run driver who killed Connecticut state trooper pleads guilty, agrees to 18-year sentence

Trooper Killed-Connecticut - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a Connecticut state trooper on a highway last year pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge Tuesday, agreeing to an 18-year prison sentence over the objection of the trooper's widow.

Alex Oyola-Sanchez, 45, accepted the plea deal during a hearing in New Britain Superior Court. Sentencing was set for April 29.

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