DALLAS, Texas — A 42-year-old man who intentionally drove his pickup truck onto a sidewalk and fatally struck a pedestrian in Oak Cliff has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. During his trial, prosecutors also presented evidence that he ran over and killed a second man two days later.
Juan Eduardo Sandoval-Martinez, 42, was found guilty of murder on October 8, 2026, in a Dallas County courtroom. Judge Audra Riley handed down the 50-year sentence after Sandoval-Martinez waived his right to a jury trial.
The conviction stems from the January 18, 2023, killing of Juan Manuel Cardona, 36, near Interstate 35 in North Oak Cliff.
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According to an arrest affidavit, Cardona was standing on a sidewalk near the intersection of 300 S. Marsalis Ave. and the southbound Interstate 35 service road when Sandoval-Martinez struck him with a black 2012 GMC 1500 pickup truck…