A sentencing hearing will be held in Indiana County Court today for a man charged with killing someone in a vehicle accident in January of this year.
Court documents show that a sentencing hearing is set for this afternoon for 29-year-old Elias Lopez Jimenez of Indiana. He pleaded guilty to charges of accidents involving death or personal injury and homicide by vehicle for the crash on January 26th. Police say he drove his car the wrong way on Route 119 South near the intersection with Lucerne Road and collided nearly head-on with a car driven by 30-year-old Christopher Sipes of Greensburg. A 30-year-old man Jeanette sitting in the back seat was killed in the crash. Jimenez fled the scene on foot. Officers found footprints on the Hoodlebug Trail that lead to the Quality Inn on Wayne Avenue. Jimenez was found hiding under a bed inside the hotel.
The guilty pleas were entered August 1st. Other charges, including accidents involving death or injury while not licensed and three summary driving-related counts will not be prosecuted. The hearing is set for 1:15 PM in front of President Judge Thomas Bianco.
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