FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) — A man convicted of DUI manslaughter in a 2017 crash that killed a Cape Coral mother was sentenced Monday to 14 1/2 years in prison, nearly a decade after the deadly crash.

Pavel Naranjo Jr. received the prison sentence Monday, Oct. 19, followed by six months of probation.

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The sentencing was an emotional moment for the family of Angela Tresenriter, whose sons delivered heartfelt statements about the loss of their mother and the impact her death has had on their lives.

Naranjo was convicted last week in connection with Tresenriter’s death in a crash on Summerlin Road in Fort Myers in 2017.

The case remained unresolved for years after Naranjo suffered severe injuries in the same crash and was initially found incompetent to stand trial.

That changed after Tresenriter’s son, Trysten Thresher, unexpectedly encountered Naranjo at a gas station eight years after his mother’s death.

“That kind of was just a huge shock to me because I was like, ‘oh my God, this guy’s recovered from his injuries. He’s doing well. He’s riding around on his bike and he’s plenty competent now at this point to stand trial,'” Thresher previously told WINK News.

After the encounter, Thresher contacted authorities. Naranjo was subsequently arrested and later found competent to stand trial.

During the trial, Thresher testified about his encounter with Naranjo. The jury returned a guilty verdict on the DUI manslaughter charge after approximately 20 minutes of deliberations.

For Thresher, the conviction brought a long-awaited sense of justice and an opportunity to warn others about the consequences of impaired driving.

“I can’t bring my mom back, but at the end of the day, what I can do is advocate for people and say, ‘Hey, look, don’t drink and drive. Get an Uber. It’s a lot cheaper than taking somebody’s life,'” Thresher previously said.

Monday’s sentencing marked another milestone in a case that stretched more than nine years from the deadly crash to the courtroom.