Illegal immigrant teen gets no jail time after killing 24-year-old woman in high-speed car crash

An illegal immigrant teen from Colombia agreed to a plea deal that didn't include jail time after killing a 24-year-old woman in a high-speed car crash near Denver in July.

The 15-year-old took his mother's uninsured Jeep without her permission and raced with other kids at 90 mph in a residential neighborhood in the Denver suburb of Aurora, during which he T-boned 24-year-old Kaitlyn Weaver's vehicle at an intersection, killing her instantly. He was initially charged with vehicular homicide. 

The teen's mother told authorities that she planned to move him back to Colombia, but since then, he has applied for asylum. 

Weaver's father, John Weaver, told Fox News that the teen was sentenced to two years' probation and 100 hours of community service, the news outlet reported Thursday.

"They said by doing two years probation, that's probably more than the judge would give if he pleaded guilty," John Weaver said. "You don't have to participate in a bad system. If the judge wanted to sentence him to less, that's the judge's issue. What happened in this case is you (prosecutors) created it into your issue. Now you're part of the problem."

Arapahoe County District Attorney Amy Padden's office offered a plea deal to the teen if he admitted his guilt in the deadly crash. 

The teen was arrested on the charge of vehicular homicide. At the time, the district attorney's office told the Weavers that it would be a "no plea offer" case, John Weaver said.

In January, Padden told the Weavers that her office would negotiate a probation plea deal. Padden received endorsements from Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D).

Arapahoe County Assistant District Attorney Ryan Brackley said he "unequivocally" condemns the teen's "reckless and unlawful behavior, which had devastating and irreversible results."

"We believe the conviction to the highest charge in this case and the negotiated sentence acknowledges the seriousness of this preventable tragedy, and that no legal outcome can truly make up for the profound loss and void Kaitlyn’s loved ones will live with permanently," Brackley added.