{"id":365695,"date":"2026-08-07T22:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/365695\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:52:07","slug":"19-year-old-sentenced-to-10-years-after-2022-pursuit-of-stolen-car-caused-fatal-crash-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/365695\/","title":{"rendered":"19-year-old sentenced to 10 years after 2022 pursuit of stolen car caused fatal crash &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) &#8211; A 19-year-old has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation and 10 years of a revoked license after pleading guilty after driving a car involved in a pursuit that led to a fatal crash <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/broward\/teens-face-judge-after-police-chase-involving-stolen-car-ends-in-multi-vehicle-crash-that-left-5-hospitalized-1-dead\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/broward\/teens-face-judge-after-police-chase-involving-stolen-car-ends-in-multi-vehicle-crash-that-left-5-hospitalized-1-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">which killed a woman in 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The court was shown aerial video from a Broward Sheriff\u2019s Office helicopter footage of two people running away, alongside bodycam video of the aftermath of the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jah\u2019Kobe Bessent, who was 15 at the time, was arrested for causing the fatal crash and fleeing from the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2022 incident killed 35-year-old Maria Tellez-Valderrabano. She left behind three children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two of Tellez-Valderrabano\u2019s children shared years of the pain they\u2019ve endured during Friday\u2019s hearing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNot a thought, not a dream, not a single day where my mom was in the back of my mind. I just want this to end. I want this to go away, but I can\u2019t,\u201d said Michael Tellez F\u00e9ria, the victim\u2019s son. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jah\u2019Kobe pled guilty for his role in causing the fatal crash, testifying before the court to share his remorse for his actions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI stand before you to accept responsibility and express my deep remorse and ask you to consider the person I\u2019ve become and continue to become,\u201d said Bessent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His stepmother, Nicole Bessent, also expressed her regrets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just wanted to just say as the family, and I\u2019m sure we all feel the same way, I\u2019m really sorry for the loss of life in this situation. I\u2019m really sorry,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tellez-Valderrabano\u2019s said no apology would make up for their loss or ease their pain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo amount of words can describe how it feels on losing my mom. In just one single day, in one single moment, everything changed,\u201d said Samantha Cruz, the victim\u2019s daughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEvery time I close my eyes, I dreamed about my mom. For a few precious moments in those dreams, she was alive, she spoke, she smiled, everything felt normal again. Then I wake up, and I have to lose her all over again. Night after night, again and again, again, and again,\u201d said Tellez F\u00e9ria.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crash happened after Bessent and another boy broke into a home in the middle of the night to steal two cars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pair ditched one car and led police on a high-speed pursuit that later ended in Tellez-Valderrabano\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jah\u2019Kobe will serve 10 years of prison along with 10 years probation. Upon finishing his sentence, he will also have his license revoked for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>\tJoin our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. 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