A Fuquay-Varina man will serve just over a year in prison after killing a 65-year-old man in an alcohol-fueled, head-on crash.
Elthon Mendoza Cervantes, 31, was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty in June to felony death by vehicle and driving while impaired in the Feb. 25, 2023, wreck that killed Richard Dale Williams of Holly Springs, according to court documents.
Cervantes had a blood alcohol content of 0.1 about 5:30 a.m. when his 2021 Chevrolet pickup crossed the center line on Piney Grove-Wilbon Road in Wake County, hitting Williams’ sedan, law enforcement records show. The legal limit for driving in North Carolina is 0.08…