Alexis Eduardo Ibarra-Guerrero, an 18-year-old Arizona teen reportedly in the U.S. illegally, was sentenced last week to 2.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to failing to remain at the scene of a fatal collision that killed 75-year-old Sally Rodriguez.
Dashcam footage showed him striking the grandmother as she walked to a bus stop on Nov. 3, 2025, driving blocks with her on his hood before she fell or was pushed off; he briefly stopped to look, then fled without a license.
Case Outcome
Pima County prosecutors ruled the collision accidental, forgoing vehicular homicide charges; Ibarra-Guerrero confessed after turning himself in, receiving credit for 100 days served.
Rodriguez’s family, including six children, expressed outrage over the light sentence and lack of harsher accountability, calling for him to “face the music like a grown man.”
Victim’s Legacy
A GoFundMe portrayed Rodriguez as a devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and community pillar, just two blocks from home when struck.
Post-release, Ibarra-Guerrero faces supervision unless deported; her son-in-law stressed learning responsibility from such choices.
