Arianna Colon sentenced on 2021 hit-and-run crash that killed 10-year-old girl

Attorney Jerome Stone represented Arianna Colon, who was tried in Fort Pierce on charges arising from a 2021 hit-and-run crash that killed a 10-year-old girl. During the trial, Ms. Colon testified that she believed she had hit a pothole. The jury found her guilty on all charges.

At sentencing, Mr. Stone argued for the minimum sentence, and the court imposed it.

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Source: WPTV coverage of the verdict.