Michael Hastings, 31, was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in state prison for the August 2017 death of Charles Smith, 25.
Police were called to a one-vehicle crash in the 1900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The indictment said Hastings was trying to “outgain” another vehicle when his car hit a utility pole and a tree. Smith was a front-seat passenger. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Speed and alcohol were both considered factors, according to an indictment.
A jury found Hastings guilty in September, and the judge pronounced his sentence on Wednesday afternoon.
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