Man Who Hit Phillies Fan After Giants Game Gets Year in Jail

California man sentenced to one year in jail for hitting a 9-year-old Phillies fan in San Francisco after a Giants game

A 22-year-old man has been sentenced to one year in jail for a hit-and-run crash on a San Francisco street that severely injured a young boy who was visiting with his family from Pennsylvania.

Prosecutors say as part of a plea deal, Andrew Vargas pleaded guilty Wednesday to one felony count of driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and an enhancement of causing great bodily injury.

Ryan White, who was nine-years-old at the time, was walking with his family back to their hotel after attending a baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies.  The family was visiting from their home in Yardley, Pa., a suburb of Philadelphia.

Vargas, who is from Hayward, will be on probation for five years after he's released from jail. He was also ordered to take nine months of DUI classes and serve 100 hours of community service. 
 

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