Liam Adepo
More than a year after the deadly hit-and-run incident that killed 22-year-old university student Cory Hubbard, Liam Adepo, 30, of Cheverly, was sentenced Friday to two years in prison.
During an emotional hearing, Adepo offered his apologies to Hubbard’s friends and family in attendance, said John Erzen, Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office spokesman.
Erzen said 54 victim impact statements were submitted during the sentencing hearing, and Hubbard’s friends and family were welcome to explain to the judge how the incident impacted each of their lives.
At about 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2014, Hubbard was attempting to cross Route 1 when he was struck by a dark-colored Toyota. Adepo, who was driving, fled the scene, but was arrested the next day after admitting to being the driver.
The hit-and-run involving Hubbard was the second pedestrian-related incident of five in a span of 11 months in 2014.
Adepo plead guilty Nov. 20 and was sentenced Friday for failure to remain at the scene of a collision involving death. He was also charged with other violations, such as driving with a suspended license and driving while alcohol-impaired, but those were dropped as part of the plea agreement, according to a Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office news release.
Adepo will serve three years of probation after his two-year sentence, Erzen said.
