A 29-year-old Pharr man received a five-year sentence Monday after pleading guilty to a fatal McAllen hit-and-run in 2020.
Court documents indicate that Edgar Turrubiates pleaded guilty to accident involving death for killing 64-year-old Luis Umberto Gutierrez.
The crash happened on Nov. 5, 2020, at 2100 W. Chicago Ave. when Turrubiates, who was driving a maroon Dodge Caravan, hit Gutierrez and fled the scene, according to a probable cause affidavit.
At the scene, investigators discovered different vehicle parts and witnesses indicated they saw a vehicle hit Gutierrez.
At 2:46 a.m. on Nov. 6, 2020, police pulled over the Dodge Caravan driven by Turrubiates.
“McAllen Police Officers detained the Maroon Dodge Caravan and discovered it had damaged (sic) consistent with the accident and was missing vehicle parts that had been found at the scene,” the affidavit stated.
After his arrest, Turrubiates told police he ran because he panicked.
Court records indicate Turrubiates did not reach a plea deal with the state and also show that prosecutors have no recommendation on either being for or against parole.
Turrubiates, who has been held in the Hidalgo County Adult Detention Center for nearly 2 1/2 years, will be eligible for parole in a few months.
He had originally been facing two to 20 years in prison.
State District Judge Israel Ramon Jr. sentenced Turrubiates.
