MESA, AZ (AZFamily) — A man has been sentenced to prison in connection with a high-speed, DUI-related crash in the East Valley that left one person dead more than two years ago, the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday.
Ian Omar De La Pena, 26, is set to spend 12 years behind bars, with credit for nearly a year he’s already served in jail.
On July 26, 2023, De La Pena ran a red light while traveling southbound on Greenfield Road near McKellips Road in Mesa. He rear-ended a car stopped in a left-turn lane, pushing it into the intersection and resulting in a chain-reaction crash involving other vehicles…