An illegal immigrant teenager who struck and killed a 75-year-old grandmother with his sports car has been sentenced to just two and a half years in prison.

Alexis Eduardo Ibarra-Guerrero, 18, was sentenced by Pima County Superior Court Judge Danielle Constant over the November 2025 hit-and-run that killed Sally Alcaraz Rodriguez in Tucson, Arizona.

Rodriguez, a caregiver, was walking to work when she was hit by the Chevrolet Camaro near Irvington Road and 12th Avenue on November 3.

Police later found her body in the roadway.

Court documents show dashcam footage captured Ibarra-Guerrero, who did not have a driver’s license, getting out of his vehicle, looking at Rodriguez lying on the ground, then getting back in and driving away.

The court heard he drove several blocks with Rodriguez on the vehicle before she fell or was pushed off.

He turned himself in 10 days later.

Prosecutors said there was no evidence the crash itself was intentional, meaning Ibarra-Guerrero, from Mexico, was not charged with causing her death.

An 18-year-old, Alexis Eduardo Ibarra-Guerrero, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run that killed a beloved grandma

Sally Alcaraz Rodriguez, 75, was walking to her caregiver job when she as struck

Instead, he pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death or serious injury.

The sentence, two and a half years in prison with 100 days already served, prompted emotional scenes in court as Rodriguez’s family addressed her killer.

‘To our family, she is everything,’ her daughter, Mary Rodriguez Romero, according to 13News. ‘She is the heart of our family tree. The one who held us all together.’

Another relative told the court: ‘He needs to face the consequences that a grown man should. He messed up and now it’s time for him to face the music.’

Romero said her mother had spent years working as a caregiver helping those who could not help themselves.

The court also heard Ibarra-Guerrero was in the United States illegally after overstaying a visa at the time of the crash.

In a brief statement, he said the incident had been difficult for him, while his defense argued the collision was an accident.

Judge Constant said she had considered the evidence before handing down the sentence.

Pima County Superior Court Judge Danielle Constant was responsible for the slap-on-the-wrist sentencing

Prosecutors said there was no evidence the crash was intentional, so he was not charged with causing her death

Dashcam footage showed Ibarra-Guerrero exiting his vehicle, looking at Rodriguez (pictured here surrounded by by family) on the ground, then driving away

After completing his prison term, Ibarra-Guerrero could face deportation proceedings. If he remains in the United States, he will be released under supervision.

Rodriguez’s family previously described her to 13News as a devoted mother and grandmother who sent daily uplifting messages to loved ones and was active in her church.

‘She would help anybody,’ her son-in-law Rogelio Romero said. ‘It didn’t matter who they were – she would make friends with anyone.’

On the night she was killed, she had been on her way to care for a 100-year-old patient.

‘I love my mother, she means the world to me,’ Romero said. ‘I’m never going to forget her.’

A GoFundMe has been made to help with funeral expenses for Rodriquez.