FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A bill to increase penalties for fatal hit-and-run drivers failed to pass out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Monday.
Gavin's Law is named after Gavin Gladding, a popular Clovis Unified educator, who was hit and killed while jogging in 2018.
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The bill would increase the maximum prison sentence from four to six years for drivers who flee the scene of deadly crashes.
In the case of Gladding, the 18-year-old driver was sentenced to three years but only served 13 months.
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The law has previously passed in the California State Assembly twice but failed in the State Senate.
Monday's decision means the bill will not move forward during the legislative session.