You Can Help Seek Justice for Aronica

We need you to write two letters to the sentencing judge one for Van Brakel and one for Aronica The plea agreement the prosecution presented to Aronica included the following: 'In exchange for his truthful testimony at trial, Defendant ( Travis Aronica) will plead guilty to Count 1 (amended) Endangerment a class 6 designated felony, non-dangerous non-repetitive and Count 2 (amended) Endangerment, a class 6 undesignated non-dangerous, non-repetitive felony. Defendant will be placed on probation as to both counts. Count 2 is to remain undesignated until successful completion of probation. Defendant will participate in a 'free talk' prior to entry of the change of plea.' Full Text of Aronica Plea Agreement Aronica accepted the agreement pleading guilty and further indicated that he and Van Brakel were racing. Under this plea agreement Judge Ryan has the OPTION of sentencing Aronica to 1 year in jail for each felony. In other words, he could get a maximum of two years. It is very important for Cal's friends to request the maximum - two years from the court. Letters should be no longer that one page and typed if possible. The letters will be public record and will be shared with the prosecutor as well as the defendant. Each letter should refer to CR2008-031157-002 SE Briefly the letters should address: How you knew Cal How you know our family How his loss has impacted you and/or the community How the facts of the crime resulted such a tragic loss, which was unnecessary and irresponsible on part of Aronica Any additional thoughts on drag racing during the middle of the day on public streets. Letters should be set to: The Honorable Judge Timothy J. Ryan Maricopa County Superior Court East Court Building 101 Jefferson; Courtroom 512 Phoenix, AZ 85003         Here is a sample letters you can use to start: Sample Letter - MS Word Format Sample Letter - PDF Format

Aronica's Mustang flipped on impact and landed in the ditch on the side of Scottsdale. Aronica was injured with a broken arm and his passenger had minor cuts. Since 2002 Aronica has had 13 citations. On December 3rd, less than four weeks prior to the accident where he hit and killed Cal Holman, he was cited for doing 88 miles per hour in a 60 miles per hour zone. This was in Texas while he was traveling to Arizona. Other citations include speeding. In Virginia speeding 84 in a 65 zone, in Florida traveling 20-29 miles per hour over the posted speed, again in Virginia speeding 79 in a 65 zone, in Maryland he had four speeding violations, and in Michigan he has 3 violations for speeding including a careless driving and a 78 in a 55 zone.