Geyserville man gets 6-year sentence in DUI crash that killed Cloverdale woman

<p>A Geyserville man was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for a fatal drunken-driving crash that killed a Cloverdale woman on Highway 101.</p><p>Jose Botello-Soto, 26, had pleaded no-contest to the Oct. 30 crash that killed Crystal Carillo-Martinez, also 26.</p><p>Prosecutors said Botello-Soto was driving a Ford Explorer the wrong way on the freeway when he hit Carillo-Martinez's Honda near Healdsburg.</p><p>An investigation revealed Botello-Soto had a blood-alcohol level of 0.25 percent, more than three times the legal limit. In November he pleaded to one count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.</p><p>Judge Dean Beaupre handed down the mid-term sentence. Botello-Soto faced a maximum of 10 years in prison, said prosecutor Karina Kowler.</p><p>Dozens of friends and family members of Carillo-Martinez attended several hearings leading up to the sentencing, many carrying her photograph and calling for justice.</p>