Prison ordered for man whose girlfriend died when he drove around barrier
SALT LAKE CITY — A Salt Lake man has been sentenced to prison for manslaughter after he drove around a railroad crossing barrier and was hit by a train, which killed his pregnant girlfriend.
Nephi Adelino Makaya, 27, was sentenced last week to at least one and up to 15 years in prison for the death of Kaipa ?Ofa Ki?Uiha Sateki Kinikini, 30, in July 2016.
A jury in November found Makaya guilty of manslaughter, a second-degree felony. When the verdict came down, Makaya pleaded guilty to driv
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