Prison sentence for crash death
September 20, 2005 Boston Globe Boston.com
STAMFORD, Conn. --A man accused of leaving his girlfriend to die after his car ended up in a Stamford pond has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison.
Francisco Loaiza, 30, of Stratford, had previously pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle.
Before his sentencing Monday, Loaiza apologized for causing the accident.
"Your honor, I just want to say I'm sorry," Loaiza said. "I hurt the person I loved and wanted to spend the rest of my life with."
In the early morning hours of Jan. 15, Loaiza was driving a Nissan Altima on Weed Avenue in Stamford and speeding at more than 85 mph, Assistant State's Attorney Steve Weiss said.
Loaiza lost control of the vehicle, struck a guard rail and drove into Holly Pond and fled on foot. It was later determined that Loaiza had a blood-alcohol level of .241, three times the legal limit of .08, Weiss said.
Loaiza's passenger, Kristina Kalganova, a 21-year-old Russian immigrant, died when the car flipped over. An autopsy determined that Kalganova died of blunt head and neck trauma.
Police stopped Loaiza as he was running from the scene. According to police reports, he was uncooperative and gave conflicting reports about whether any passengers were inside the car.
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Information from: The Advocate, stamfordadvocate.com
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