An illegal immigrant was sentenced to four years in prison Friday for a head-on crash March 19 that sent another motorist to the hospital with serious injuries. Carlos Hernandez-Hernandez pleaded guilty through an interpreter to one count of DWI involving a crash with serious injury, a class-d felony.

Prosecutors say the defendant has been ordered extradited at least twice, is under a hold by ICE for deportation now, and faces criminal charges elsewhere for illegal reentry after deportation. Circuit Judge Patrick Robb sentenced the defendant to four years in the Dept. of Corrections.

During the plea hearing, Hernandez-Hernandez admitted driving a red Buick across the center line and crashing into another vehicle near the crossing of Missouri Route A and Route O, south of St. Joseph. Charging documents say he showed a blood-alcohol reading of .112% from a Portable Breath Test at the scene.

The other driver, a 53-year-old woman from the Faucett area, is recovering from extensive injuries. Court documents list two broken leg bones, five broken ribs and a lacerated calf that required surgery. Law enforcement reports listed many more injuries, including several lacerations and a punctured lung.