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Drunk driver who killed Arlington ministry student gets 10 years in prison

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Keymon Jones was supposed to be picking up his mom to head to church but never made it. He was killed by a man who was driving drunk at 10 a.m.

The family of an Arlington ministry student killed in a drunk driving crash says they're relieved his killer is no longer on the streets, but they are concerned the sentence isn't long enough.Keymon Jones was killed in June 2022 while he was on his way to church.The driver, Bryan Lizarzaburo-Penafiel, was sentenced to 10 years in prison this week.Angell Jones had strong words in a Tarrant County courtroom while confronting the man who killed her son while driving drunk.

Investigators say in June 2022, Lizarzaburo-Penafiel was speeding and ran a red light at an Arlington intersection, slamming into Keymon’s car. It was just before 10 a.m., and Lizarzaburo-Penafiel was drunk.Photos of Keymon’s Ford were shown in court. It was a mangled mess of metal. "When they showed it in court, I couldn’t take it," Angell said.Keymon’s family tells FOX 4 that morning he was on the way to pick up his mother before church.

 

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