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1877 - Newhall School District formed, upon petition of J.F. Powell and 47 others [story]
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Ron AvilesAn Orange County man was sentenced to a year in jail in the fatal crash that killed a Valencia High grad, on New year’s Day in 2015.

Ronald Aviles, 58, of San Clemente, was sentenced Thursday a year in jail for striking Travis Marton with the cab he was driving and then leaving the scene during a rainy night on a remote stretch of Pacific Coast Highway.

The jury found Oct. 25 that Aviles unlawfully failed to stop his vehicle and failed to render assistance to the injured victim after the 2015 collision. Marton was pronounced dead at the scene.

Read the full story [here].

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21 Comments

  1. If u take a life u deserve to give your life in return

  2. I worked with Travis for years and he was such a joy! Doesn’t bring him back, but at least justice was served!

  3. Lupe Fisher says:

    He only got a year…. are you kidding me

  4. Wtf the guy who hit and killed the school teacher in Santa Clarita got 10 years and this guy only gets a year wow

  5. John Gilbert says:

    Life is getting cheaper in this State as our values slowly slip away…..

  6. Justice was not served here WTF is wrong with our court system..

  7. A year?! That young mans life and his entire future were taken away from him and this guy gets one year?! The justice system has failed us yet again.

  8. Kathi Cole says:

    DISGUSTING!! The judge who sentenced him one year needs to be removed!!! Prayers to the family of Ricky Marton.

  9. One freakin year!!!!!! What the bleep ??!!! No justice for this family!!!

  10. Ben Ibarra says:

    Why a year? This is becoming pathetic.

  11. Lets through him a street party the OG way when he gets out

  12. Bill Burns says:

    Do don’t get it. One year for taking a life. No justice here.

  13. A year! That’s it !?!?!

  14. A year? Might as well give him a community service. What kind of justice do we have?

  15. One year for killing somebody… maybe we need some new judges in California!!

  16. 1 YEAR! Was the judge on drugs? For killing someone? Wait was the man that got hit a rapist or child molester?

  17. Junior Munoz says:

    Must be nice you can murder some one and serve only one year.

  18. Ben Ibarra says:

    Looks like the cop from Sons Of Anarchy

  19. Not the court system, I’m sure you can thank those that voted to pass prop 47 & prop 57 ?

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