Sunday, January 01, 2012

Man who ran over his twin brother sentenced to 40 years in prison

A Missoula man who ran over his twin brother with a van this summer will spend 40 years in prison. Prosecutors say in July, Alberto Guillen argued with his brother, Roberto near their home.

Roberto got on his bicycle, told Alberto to have a nice life and started to ride away. Just then Alberto got into his van, yelled to his brother "I'm going to kill you" and then ran over Roberto as he rode away on his bike.



He then got out, pulled out Roberto's bike from underneath his car and drove away. "I feel remorse for my brother for the pain I have caused. I hope in the future he can forgive me," says Alberto.

Roberto spent several weeks in the hospital with serious injuries and during Alberto's sentencing on Thursday, Roberto's fiance said her soon-to-be husband doesn't want anything to do with Alberto. She also told the court that Roberto is continuing to receive treatment, but he may remain paralyzed.

With news video.

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