Bayfield,CO : Mancos man who killed two in crash sentenced to prison on April, Monday 2nd 2018

A Mancos man was sentenced to two years in prison for a deadly high-speed crash into an SUV carrying a family of four last July that left a father and son dead, and a mother and younger son in critical condition.

Anthony Rodriquez, who was 36 at the time, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of vehicular homicide, as well as charges of careless driving causing bodily injury and driving without insurance.

On Monday, District Judge Todd Norvell said because of the seriousness of the crash, incarceration was an appropriate punishment.

Rodriquez must also serve five years of probation after his release from prison.

"This is an extremely serious offense," Norvell said. "Mr. Rodriguez has taken responsibility . and does not deflect the blame." However, he said the damage to the Streett family and their relatives was severe.

On July 20, Rodriguez was traveling west on U.S. Highway 160, on his way home to Mancos from work in Durango. Witnesses said they spotted Rodriguez driving recklessly and at a high rate of speed before the crash.

Around 5:15 p.m., Rodriguez, who was traveling nearly 85 mph in a 65 mph zone, lost control of the vehicle when a sudden downpour hit about five miles west of Hesperus.

As a result, Rodriguez hydroplaned into oncoming traffic in the eastbound lane and struck a Honda Pilot carrying the Streetts, a family of four.

Robert Streett, 52, died at the scene. His 16-year old son, Robby, died after being transported to Mercy Regional Medical Center.

Streett's wife, Josslyn, then 49, was airlifted to St. Anthony's Hospital in Lakewood where she spent more than 30 days in the trauma center. The family's 14-year-old son, Sawyer, was taken to Mercy and spent 11 days in the hospital before he was able to be reunited with his mother. He then spent five months in a wheelchair and has had multiple surgeries.

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Mancos man who killed two in crash sentenced to prison