Drunk driver sentenced to 20 years for death of Kalispell pedestrian
Desirea Garrera. (Photo courtesy the Flathead County Sheriff's Office)
The New Jersey woman convicted of killing a pedestrian on U.S. 2 in Kalispell while driving under influence in 2022 received a decades-long prison sentence in Flathead County District Court on Thursday.
Judge Dan Wilson sent Desirea Garrera, 27, to the Montana Women’s Prison for 20 years for felony vehicular homicide under the influence and the state Department of Corrections for three years for criminal possession of dangerous drugs. The two sentences are to run concurrently to one another.
Giving her credit for 62 days of time served, Wilson ordered Garrera to pay court costs and restitution for the interment of her victim: Lawrence Joseph Souza Jr.
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