SEDGWICK COUNTY —A man was sentenced this week following a truck-motorcycle crash during a high-speed chase in Wichita in 2021.
Judge James Fleetwood sentenced 40-year-0ld Ricardo Trevizo, 40 of Wichita, to 122 months in prison, according to a statement from Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett.
On Oct. 9th, 2021, Humberto Estrada was waiting for the red light to turn green at Kellogg and 119th Street West. At the same time, Trevizo was trying to get away from law enforcement officers who first tried to pull his Chevy Tahoe over in Kingman County. Speeds during the pursuit reached over 100 mph eastbound on U.S. 54.
The Kansas Highway Patrol spiked the Tahoe near Goddard but Trevizo did not slow down.
Estrada was stopped in the eastbound lanes of Kellogg when he was struck from behind by Trevizo’s truck. Doctors at St. Francis had to amputate Estrada’s left leg below his knee.
At the time of the chase, Trevizo was driving with a suspended license and driving while intoxicated. He also had two prior DUI’s.
On April 4, Trevizo pled guilty to aggravated battery while DUI.
The judge also ordered him to pay $15,961.75 in restitution to help cover Estrada’s unpaid expenses.
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