A man who struck and killed 7-year-old Amir Prewitt and then drove away from the scene was sentenced Thursday morning.
Donald Mynatt, 33, was later found hiding in a storage unit facility in Lake County.
You can watch Donald Mynatt's sentencing below:
Mynatt pleaded guilty to one count of failure to stop after an accident.
He was sentenced to three years in prison and had his driver's license suspended for life.
Mynatt was sentenced to an additional three years for unrelated charge of of failure to comply.
His sentences will be served consecutively. Mynatt will then be required to complete a program at a community-based correctional facility.
During his sentencing, Judge Joan C. Synenberg told Mynatt, "You are dangerous in our community. You are dangerous."
Prewitt's family said Mynatt should have been convicted of more serious charges. He has a long criminal history and was driving without a license when he hit the child.
Prewitt's mother, Rayshawnda Maclin, spoke during the sentencing hearing about the impact of losing her son.
"I feel like my life ended when I got the call that my son had been hit and dragged and left in the street, " she said.
"I understand that accidents happen, but I'll never understand why you felt like it was okay or ever justifiable to leave my seven-year-old son in the middle of the street dying," she said.
What happened?
On Aug. 16, 2024, Amir was riding his skateboard in the driveway of a parking lot on the 16000 block of Lakeshore Boulevard in Cleveland when a large SUV with tinted windows struck him and dragged him under the vehicle, police said.
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More than two weeks after the accident, U.S. Marshals arrested Mynatt in Willougby.
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