MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The driver arrested in a southwest Miami-Dade crash that killed a young boy on Valentine’s Day 2020 took a plea deal Monday.
Hanskabell Amargos, 42, was behind the wheel when he crashed into a flower stand owned by the family of Anthony Rojo De Leon.
Witnesses say the Dodge Charger Amargos was driving sped out of the Spitzer Chrysler Dodge dealership and slammed into the flower stand, located just off of Dixie Highway near Southwest 300th Street.
Anthony, 3, was pinned under the vehicle and later died from his injuries.
Amargos was an employee at the dealership.
With the plea deal, Amargos will spend two years on house arrest, followed by eight years of probation, but no jail time.
Judy Rojo, the mother of Anthony, known affectionately as “Ant,” was there as the tragedy unfolded.
She was in court Monday and spoke to Local 10 News afterward.
“Ever since this morning, it’s just been so hard to process everything and to face who actually did it,” Rojo said. “I miss my baby so much. I really do.”
Anthony’s uncle, Steven Rojo, also in court Monday, said the deal finally allows his family to “grieve in peace.”
“It’s reality and, you know, I wish it wasn’t, I wish, you know, close to Christmas we could be buying “Ant” presents,” he said.
Judy Rojo said while the plea deal doesn’t include jail time, “justice was served.”
“If this guy would have gone to jail, or not, to be honest, it doesn’t bring my son back, but it does bring closure,” she said. “My baby can rest in peace.”