Man sentenced to 45 years in connection to 2023 road rage murder

AUSTIN (KXAN)– A man was sentenced on Dec. 13 in connection to a Jan. 2023 road rage incident.

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According to Travis County court documents, 21-year-old Manolo Gonzalez was convicted by a jury of murder and sentenced to serve 45 years in state prison.

Documents said he pleaded not guilty to the charge related to the Jan. 6, 2023, death of 24-year-old Elizabeth Lopez.

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Toward his prison sentence, Gonzalez received a jail credit of 691 days.

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