PHOENIX, Ariz. –
This week, Alonzo Anagal, of Kayenta, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District
Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 15 years of imprisonment to be followed by three
years of supervised release. Anagal had
previously pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and assault of a child
resulting in serious bodily injury.
On January 30,
2019, Anagal was driving while intoxicated on Highway 160, on the Navajo Nation
Indian Reservation. Driving recklessly,
Anagal caused an accident that killed two people in another vehicle, including
a small child, and seriously injured a third person. After the accident, Anagal’s blood alcohol
concentration was tested and found to be .221.
Anagal is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.
The investigation
in this case was conducted by the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The
prosecution was handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Alexander Samuels, District
of Arizona, Phoenix.
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