Inset: Jorge Alvarez-Mathuzima (Milwaukee County Jail). Background: Authorities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, rush to aid a pregnant woman following a highway collision caused by Alvarez-Mathuzima driving erratically (WISN).
A significant prison term awaits a man from Wisconsin after a horrific crash, where he collided with a woman’s vehicle on the highway, tragically ending the life of her unborn child. The crash occurred when he was driving on the wrong side of the road, leading to a fiery collision.
At 40, Jorge Alvarez-Mathuzima received a sentence of 17 years in state prison, plus eight additional years on probation. He admitted his guilt on charges of first-degree reckless homicide, noted in official court records.
“His actions stole this woman’s opportunity to become a mother,” remarked Grant Huebner, Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney, during the court proceedings, detailed by local news outlet WISN.
Following the incident, Alvarez-Mathuzima’s arrest revealed a blood alcohol concentration nearly twice the permissible limit. Though the woman was approximately five and a half months into her pregnancy, and she survived, the unborn child did not.
“He did so because he got drunk watching, I believe, the World Series, got into a car he should have never gotten into, drove past signs telling him it’s the wrong way, drove past multiple cars, drove past a deputy, and drove into an expectant mother,” Huebner said.
The crash occurred shortly before 4:30 a.m. Oct. 26 on Interstate 43. The woman’s car caught fire upon impact. She was trapped inside. A Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputy was able to pull her to safety.
Alvarez-Mathuzima took responsibility for his actions and asked for forgiveness.
“If I had the power to relive that moment, I would gladly trade places with you and sustain all of your injuries,” he said during sentencing, per WISN. “I would gladly trade my life for that of your unborn son.”
Judge David Swanson said the defendant appeared to have high character based on the number of letters supporting him but it does not make up for his actions that night.
“You took an incredibly careless and reckless risk with the lives of everyone who was on the road that early morning,” Swanson reportedly said.
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