PHOENIX (AP) - A man convicted of manslaughter in a DUI crash that killed a Phoenix police officer last October has been given a 16-year prison sentence.
Salvador Vivas-Diaz, a 50-year-old mechanic with a drunk-driving record, was sentenced Friday in Maricopa County Superior Court.
Authorities say 25-year-old Shane Figueroa was fatally wounded in south Phoenix on Oct. 25 when Vivas-Diaz crossed the center line of a road and smashed into the officer's patrol car as he was responding to a crime call.
Prosecutors say Vivas-Diaz was arrested twice before on DUI-related charges but never convicted.
When police arrested Vivas-Diaz, he reportedly presented fake identifications and refused to admit his real name.
Judge Michael Kemp issued the maximum allowable sentence of 16 years after considering aggravating factors such as Vivas-Diaz's 0.24% blood-alcohol content at the time of the wreck, a level three-times the 0.08% legal limit to operate a vehicle in Arizona.
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