Court sentences man to three years in prison for hit-and-run death of child
El Centro Superior Court sentenced James Edward Killian to three years in state prison for the hit-and-run death of 11-year-old Avory Glover two years ago. Family and friends of Avory said justice was not served.
Charla Huggins, Avory’s mother, said, “Unfortunately, that’s not justice for me or for the community. It’s very unfortunate that three years is all he’s going to get for killing my son. That’s all my son’s life was worth.”
Family of the two boys who were with Avory on the night of the accident said they are traumatized.
Susan Robert Ireland, mother of one of the two boys, said, “Not only the trauma on my child, but the family members and all the children that have come in contact with him. We’re serving life.”
Adelina Cardenas , Grandmother of the second boy with Avory , said, “He relives this all the time. It’s like he can’t even sleep still at night. They have problems.”
The District Attorney originally asked for a 5-year sentence. The court said it considered Killian’s clean record for the past twenty-six years when passing sentence.
Avory was killed on Dealwood Road as he walked home with two friends on April 4 th , 2015.
Vincent Montes , one of the two boys with Avory and witness to the accident, described how Killian’s SUV hit Avory .
“It was speeding towards, like in front of us. It just hit him. Well, when I saw Avory hit, the sound of him breaking his bones and everything,” Montes said.
Avory’s mother said Killian showed no remorse throughout the trial and the sentencing.
“He’s not sorry he hit my son and killed him. He’s sorry because he got caught. We know this because of all the ways he tried to hide the crime,” Huggins said.
She wants to find closure and peace by fighting for tougher laws regarding vehicular manslaughter offenses, a law she has christened Avory’s Law.
“They can look forward to me pushing this Avory’s Law. They can look forward to it. So no other family has to suffer like this,” Huggins said.
