James Payne pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter as part of a plea deal for killing Enedina Fernandez and Nabila Rasoul while drinking and driving last year.
Payne was sentenced to 16 to 29 months in prison followed by probation.
Both victims’ families were hoping Payne would spend more time in prison. During the plea, Payne did apologize to the families and said he is working to stay sober.
Still, the families are heartbroken and not able to forgive, just yet.
“I wanted to have Mr. Payne go to jail forever, and I wasn’t happy with the plea deal,” Peter Fernandez, husband to Enedina Fernandez, said.
“He did the wrong thing, and he killed my love,” Ahmad Rasoul, husband of Nabila Rasoul, said.
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2 years for 2 lives? That's just wrong. People get longer sentences for having drugs on them.