A Peninsula man has been sentenced to more than a decade in state prison after being convicted of assault after driving his SUV into a crowd of teens in 2020, prosecutors in San Mateo County said Monday.
District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe's office said in a statement that 22-year-old Omeed Sean Adibi was sentenced on Friday to 16 years with 1,867 days credit for time served. Prosecutors had sought the maximum sentence of 17 years, while Adibi had asked for leniency.Adibi was convicted on May 3 following a 25-day jury trial and three days of deliberations.
Adibi hit four of the five boys before striking a fire hydrant.Prosecutors said Adibi drove away from the scene, dragging the fire hydrant behind him. He was arrested after pulling over and attempting to remove the hydrant.One of the 12-year-old boys suffered a traumatic brain injury and was hospitalized in critical condition, while one of the 13-year-old boys suffered a spinal injury and lung bruising. Two other victims suffered foot fractures and foot soreness.
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