Mom lost pregnancy in crash caused by drunk driver right after she left ultrasound appointment and saw her baby smile for the first time

A drunk and stoned Las Vegas man is headed to prison for causing a multivehicle crash after blowing through a red light, which left several people critically injured, including a 9-year-old boy and his pregnant mother whose unborn baby died.

Maximiliano Chavez, 28, was sentenced to serve 16 to 40 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in February to two counts of DUI resulting in substantial bodily harm and one count of reckless driving, according to court records. He was originally charged for causing the death of Rebekah Dauz’s unborn child, “Baby Marlito,” but the charges were dropped as part of Chavez’s plea deal.

“I know I am going to go away, but I promise when I get out, I will be a better person,” Chavez said at his sentencing hearing last Thursday, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal…

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