AUSTIN, Texas — A 17-year-old has been sentenced to 59 days in jail after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of assault causing bodily injury.
Pablo Avila-Banagas pleaded guilty to the charge last week. His 59-day sentence will follow the 305 days he has already spent in jail.
Banagas was caught on video hitting Rogelio DeLuna, who was in a wheelchair, with his pickup truck and subsequently leaving the scene in the 9200 block of N. Lamar Blvd. on Sept. 3, 2022. DeLuna survived the ordeal and was gifted a new wheelchair by the Austin Police Department shortly after the incident.
Banagas is scheduled to be released from jail on Sept. 18.