Suspected illegal gets 10 years in crash

Published



A suspected illegal immigrant from Mexico was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday for the deaths of a Marine corporal and his date in a car crash on Thanksgiving 2006.

Eduardo Morales-Soriano, 26, of Laurel, pleaded guilty to two counts of auto manslaughter for the deaths of Marine Cpl. Brian Mathews, 21, of Columbia, who was home from serving in Iraq, and Jennifer Bower, 24, of Montgomery Village.

Full midterm coverage.Deeper analysis.

Get unlimited access to Washington Examiner's reporting, expert analysis, and coverage of the midterm elections.

Get Unlimited Access

Cancel anytime.