Brock Braxton Lee Allred, 21, has been sentenced to one year in prison and five months’ probation for causing a fatal accident in a drunken-driving collision with a pedestrian. Victim’s husband and her parents have spoken about how her loss has affected them (Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News)
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CASTLEDALE — Agustin Iturrio was very emotional while speaking in court and needed help reading his statement.Carma Iturrio died in a pedestrian crash in May Did.
Agustín Iturio said it was devastating to know his children weren’t with their mother and that hearing his daughter cry to sleep was heartbreaking.
Brock Braxton Lee Allred, 21, of Elmo, Emery County, pleaded guilty on October 5 to driving a vehicle that negligently caused death and obstruction of justice. Underage drinking is a class B misdemeanor.
On May 22, Allred was driving a truck and crashed into an Iturrios in an auto-pedestrian crash, injuring his husband and killing his wife. Her Allred’s blood alcohol content exceeded the legal limit at the time. The officer said he said he saw the house for a second before he turned around to see the two of them on the road.
Carma Iturrio’s parents and sister also spoke with 7th District Court Judge Jeremiah Humes (her mother via pre-recorded video) to tell them they have lost an important part of their family.
“What you did affected the lives of everyone. You took a daughter, a mother, a wife, a sister, a friend too soon. Never again will I see her or hear her voice.” You can’t.. say goodbye,” said Kama Iturio’s mom, Judy Colby.
Colby talks about how painful it was to go see the wrecked truck, walk the crash site, see where his daughter landed, her shoes, and later hear she died. Did.
Kama Iturio’s father, Scott Branson, said Allred ran like a coward after the crash, not thinking about his mother and wife he took away.
“He needs to stop and he needs to stop now,” Branson said.
Humes sentenced Allred to a maximum of five years’ imprisonment for each felony and six months’ imprisonment for a misdemeanor. However, he suspended those sentences and instead ordered Allred to spend a year in prison, granting him nearly eight months and 60 months of probation, which he had already served.
Humes said Allred’s behavior was unacceptable and that he would not hesitate to send Allred to prison if his parole conditions were not met. The court decided to issue a ruling that would allow Allred to be held liable for the longest period of time.
“The Iturio family, your family, and your life are forever changed,” Humes said.
Allred’s five-year probation terms included substance abuse treatment, no law violations, ignition interlocks for all vehicles he drives, 500 hours of community service, sobriety, and socializing with alcoholics. prohibited, etc.
Allred was also emotional when he expressed his grief and regret to the judge and others in court.
“I will spend the rest of my life regretting my choices,” he said. “I would do anything to go back in time and change my behavior.”
Emery County Deputy District Attorney Aaron Lancaster has filed multiple videos taken from Allred’s phone with the court, showing him drinking alcohol in his car before he turned 21. He said the photos and video show that this is not a “one-off unfortunate event” but a pattern.
The attorney said that shortly after the accident, Allred’s idea was to avoid liability rather than provide assistance to the victim. He said he asked for coins for his sake and asked another person to take a breathalyzer test for him.
Allred’s attorney, Matthew Jube, defended his client’s actions but said he agreed with the current charges. I was. He had no evidence of the truck crossing the line, all skids his marks were in the lane, and his client had alcohol in his body that exceeded the legal limit, yet the field sobriety test showed him to be on balance. said it appeared to be taken.
He said that Allred was taking advantage of everything he could in prison and was trying to show that he put alcohol behind him.
Juve said the video Lancaster showed did not show his client drinking and driving at the same time, indicating that many children his age do the same. said there is.
Lancaster responded that downplaying what is shown in these videos is problematic.
Humes agreed that social media posts that glorify underage drinking and mislead people about its consequences are problematic, but that’s not an element of the statement.
“We should be ashamed of that content and what it suggests and what it may have contributed to other people’s actions,” Humes told Allred, discussing how social media use affects communities. I encourage you to think about how you can give
This isn’t the first time Allred has been summoned in court for his behavior on social media. In 2019, Allred received a year of probation after pleading guilty to making terrorist threats. Prosecutors say he threatened to shoot people at community swimming pools on social media.
