Driver receives 360-day sentence, 5 years probation for fatal Maplewood hit-and-run

The man suspected of being behind the wheel of a vehicle that killed 31-year-old Abdul Bakr Jafar was sentenced Monday. The court sentenced Jose Ronald Hernandez-Pineda to 360 days in the Ramsey County Correctional Facility, followed by five years of probation after being convicted of one count of criminal vehicular homicide. Hernandez-Pineda has credit for 55 days of time already served. RELATED: Charges: Suspect drove 120 miles to Sleepy Eye after deadly Maplewood hit-and-run According to a criminal complaint, a newspaper delivery driver reported the collision around 4:30 a.m. on the 2300 block of Maryland Avenue in Maplewood after seeing a van speed away from where a man was lying in the road. The victim, Jafar, was pronounced dead at the scene. The delivery driver managed to capture photos of the van and its license plate. The van was registered to a roofing company with a listed address in Maplewood just over a mile from the crash scene. Driver and Vehicle Services rec