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A Linda Vista man convicted of San Diego DUI drunk driving and fleeing the site of a freeway crash that killed his 9 year-old son was sentenced Thursday to 11 years in prison.

Marcos Muñoz, 33, pleaded guilty last month to charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and felony child abuse in connection with the death of his son, Alex.

San Diego Superior Court Judge David Danielsen sentenced Muñoz according to a San Diego DUI plea bargain reached between San Diego DUI defense lawyer and San Diego DUI prosecuting attorney in the case.

Prosecutors said Muñoz was driving on Interstate 8 near Texas Street on July 14 when he crashed into a car parked on the shoulder around 1:40 a.m. Alex was in the passenger seat and died as a result of the impact.

A witness saw a man running from the area shortly after the crash. Later, police saw a white pickup circling a nearby parking lot.

Police saw the same truck later that day near the family's apartment and contacted the men inside. Muñoz, the passenger, had minor injuries and glass in his hair and clothes, prosecutors said.

The driver, Raul Muñoz Sanchez, 32, pleaded guilty to felony accessory after the fact and San Diego DUI drunken driving. He also admitted he had a prior drunken-driving conviction from 2004.

Muñoz Sanchez was sentenced Thursday to a year in jail, after which he will be placed on five years' probation.

Deputy District Attorney Melissa Vasel has said that two men are brothers, both of whom worked in construction.

She said Marcos Muñoz's blood-alcohol content was 0.11 percent about three hours after the collision. Raul Muñoz Sanchez's blood-alcohol content was 0.15 after his San Diego DUI arrest.