A McLennan County judge has sentenced Erika Martinez-Ramirez to two years in prison after her 14-year-old son, driving under the influence on an errand she sent him on, struck and killed a bicyclist in the early morning hours, according to prosecutors.
Martinez-Ramirez was convicted of endangering a child and received the maximum sentence following a jury verdict on April 7. The case was prosecuted by the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office, which said the charge carried the same punishment range as more serious counts but was easier to prove in court.
