Dad heading home from Walmart run gets T-boned and killed by 'reckless' 23-year-old Camry driver just 1 mile from his front door

A "hardworking" dada successful Las Vegas who was moving an errand astatine Walmart was T-boned and killed by a "reckless" 23-year-old driver conscionable 1 mile distant from his location arsenic helium returned from the store, his household says. The operator is scheduled to beryllium sentenced Tuesday aft accepting a plea woody that the victim's woman blasts arsenic a "slap connected the wrist."

"My hubby didn't get a 2nd chance, wherefore does he?" said Ashley Perez-Sanchez, widow of 42-year-old Humberto Sanchez Aguero, successful an interrogation this week with section CBS affiliate KLAS.

"He chose to tally that reddish light," Perez-Sanchez said astir the driver, Raul Castorena, who accepted a plea woody that dropped aggregate charges helium was facing, including DUI resulting successful decease and nonaccomplishment to obey a postulation power device. "He chose to bash each this," Perez-Sanchez told KLAS.

Castorena, who was 23 astatine the clip of the June 2025 crash, is facing a minimum of 1 twelvemonth down bars and a maximum of six years aft helium pleaded blameworthy to "reckless driving resulting successful decease oregon important bodily harm," according to tribunal records.

"One to six? That's crazy," Perez-Sanchez said. "That's not justice."

Castorena was accused of driving drunk successful a 2021 Toyota Camry and moving a reddish airy astir 6:24 a.m. connected a Sunday morning, which caused a "fatal multiple-vehicle collision" astatine North Eastern Avenue and East Stewart Avenue, per a police press release.

Aguero was heading location from Walmart successful a 2005 Volkswagen Touareg.

"Evidence astatine the country and a witnesser connection indicated a 2021 Toyota Camry was traveling eastbound connected Stewart Avenue astatine a precocious complaint of speed, approaching a reddish postulation awesome astatine the intersection of Eastern Avenue," the property merchandise said. "A 2005 Volkswagen Touareg was traveling northbound connected Eastern Avenue, making a near crook onto Stewart Avenue. The operator of the Toyota failed to halt for the reddish postulation awesome and entered the intersection simultaneously with the Volkswagen."

After slamming into Aguero, cops said Castorena nailed a "stopped" 2019 Nissan Rogue eastbound of the intersection, which past struck a "stopped" Peterbilt semi-truck.

"[Aguero] had to beryllium mechanically extricated from the conveyance and sustained important injuries," according to the police. "[Castorena] sustained important injuries and was besides transported to UMC Trauma. The operator and rider of the Nissan claimed injuries and were transported to the UMC Emergency Room."

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Aguero was pronounced dormant astatine the hospital, with his woman having to present the quality to their 2 sons, which near them emotionally scarred, according to the mom.

"My lad is much quiet," Perez-Sanchez said. "My small one, he's changed a lot. They're not happy."

A GoFundMe that was launched for the household describes Aguero arsenic a "devoted husband, loving father, and hardworking provider" who was the "heart of his family," per the description. "This unimaginable nonaccomplishment has near the household heartbroken and struggling," the fundraiser says.

Perez-Sanchez told KLAS that she has to walk the intersection wherever Aguero died "every day" portion heading to work. "I hatred going by that intersection," she said. "I truly do."

The Clark County District Attorney's Office did not respond to Law&Crime's requests for sentencing accusation connected Tuesday.