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Family outraged as rich teen,18, is sentenced to just 7 to 9 months in juvenile camp for killing would be lawyer, 32, plowing into her sedan in his $218,000 Lamborghini birthday present, racing through LA at 100mph

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;464040"><strong>Outrage as rich teen gets slap on the wrist for vehicular manslaughter of female motorist&comma; in his &dollar;218&comma;000 Lamborghini birthday present while speeding at 100mph <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;464040"><strong>Brendan Khuri&comma; 18&comma; was sentenced to up to nine months at a juvenile camp and four years probation for killing Monique Munoz&comma; 32 <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;464040"><strong><strong>Khuri&comma; then 17&comma; <&sol;strong> was racing his girlfriend racing through the streets of Los Angeles <strong>on Feb 7&comma;<&sol;strong> when he crashed into Munoz&&num;8217&semi;s sedan <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;464040"><strong>She was killed on the spot <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;464040"><strong>Khuri&&num;8217&semi;s defense argued that the teen had been diagnosed with autism&comma; depression and attention deficit disorder following the deadly February crash <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;464040"><strong>The lawyer claimed that Brendan&comma; the son of multi-millionaire James Khuri&comma; would be &&num;8216&semi;victimized&&num;8217&semi; at a juvenile camp for his condition <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;464040"><strong>Prosecutors demanded he be sentenced to a juvenile camp&comma; citing his previous racing incidents that caused his license to be suspended <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;464040"><strong>The victim&&num;8217&semi;s asked the judge to sentence the teen to the maximum penalty possible&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m going to ask the court that we get justice for my daughter&semi; she deserves that much&comma;” Carolyn Cardona said&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;My life is not the same&comma; nor will it ever be&period;” <&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"has-text-color has-normal-font-size wp-block-heading" style&equals;"color&colon;&num;464040"><strong>Tried and convicted as an adult&comma; Brendan Khuri would have been facing a six year sentence<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;Monique-Munoz-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-393220" width&equals;"833" height&equals;"812"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Monique Munoz died in the crash&period; The 32-year-old secretary was trapped in the wreckage and died at the scene&comma; LAFD said&period; She was planning to go to law school<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">A 17-year-old trust fund baby who crashed a Lamborghini his dad gave him into a secretary&&num;8217&semi;s car at 100mph early in the year&comma; killing the other driver has been sentenced to just seven to nine months at a juvenile camp&period;  <br>Brendan Khuri&comma; who son of Los Angeles based millionaire James Khuri&comma; 46&comma; was behind the wheel of the Lamborghini Urus SUV&comma; racing with his girlfriend at 100mph&comma; when it crashed into Monique Munoz on February 17&comma; killing the 32-year-old&comma; and was ordered to the prison camp at his sentencing on Thursday&period;  <br>The younger Khuri began his stint in custody six months after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence in Inglewood Juvenile Court&period; <br>In a motion that outraged prosecutors during the April trial&comma; Khuri&&num;8217&semi;s defense argued that he should serve the majority of his sentence in probation at his family&&num;8217&semi;s mansion&period; <br><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;James-Khuri-and-his-son-Brendan-Khuri-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-393221" width&equals;"818" height&equals;"904"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Buying the perfect defense&colon; Brendan Khuri&comma; 18&comma; seen &lbrack;photo&comma; right&rsqb;&comma; with his father&comma; LA based millionaire James Khuri&comma; has been sentenced to seven to nine months at a LA juvenile camp&comma; followed by four years probation for the vehicular manslaughter&comma; killing of Monica Munoz while racing his Lamborghini at 100 mph<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Khuri&&num;8217&semi;s attorney&comma; Mark Werksman&comma; told the court the defendant was diagnosed with autism&comma; depression and attention deficit disorder following the crash&comma; where they claimed he sustained brain injuries&comma; the <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;latimes&period;com&sol;california&sol;story&sol;2021-10-21&sol;son-of-l-a-millionaire-sentenced-in-fatal-high-speed-lamborghini-crash">Los Angeles Times<&sol;a> reports&period;<br>Another expert witness called by defense&comma; Psychologist Karen Schiltz&comma; testified before the Los Angeles County Superior Court&comma; that Brendan Khuri likely suffered from autism his entire life but was never diagnosed and that he would be &&num;8216&semi;victimized&&num;8217&semi; if he were to be held in an LA County juvenile camp&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;Brendan-Khuris-black-Lamborghini-left-collided-against-Monique-Munozs-sedan-on-Feb-17-2021-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-393235" width&equals;"839" height&equals;"455"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Brendan Khuri&&num;8217&semi;s black Lamborghini&comma; left&comma; collided against Munoz&&num;8217&semi;s sedan &lbrack;right&rsqb; in Los Angeles on Feb 17&period; Khuri survived&comma; Munoz was killed <&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;Brendan-Khuris-black-Lamborghini-left-collided-against-Monique-Munozs-sedan-on-Feb-17-2021-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-393233" width&equals;"842" height&equals;"510"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Brendan Khuri is seen exiting the vehicle while Munzo was trapped in the wreckage<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Monique Munoz&&num;8217&semi;s family who view the sentence as too light&comma; are demanding justice <br>&&num;8216&semi;House arrest in a mansion is not punishment&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Cynthia Crespin&comma; Munoz&&num;8217&semi;s cousin&comma; said in court last week&period; &&num;8216&semi;He took an innocent life in a careless and senseless way&period;&&num;8217&semi;  <br>The 32-yearold secretary had been trapped in the wreckage following the crash and died at the scene&comma; the LA Police Department said&period; <br>Munoz had been preparing to start law school&period; Her friends and family have lashed out at the handling of the case&comma; saying the teen has been treated differently because of his father&&num;8217&semi;s wealth and status&period; <br>James Khuri is a multi-millionaire who owns several real estate firms and an e-commerce business&period;   <br>The bereaved family are calling for Khuri senior to also face criminal responsibility for the deadly car crash despite his repeated apologies regarding the accident&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;Protests-at-Brendan-Khui-trial-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-393237" width&equals;"844" height&equals;"510"&sol;><figcaption>Protests erupted over the summer during Brendan&&num;8217&semi;s trial in LA County<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;Protests-at-Brendan-Khui-trial-2&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-393239" width&equals;"840" height&equals;"817"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Protestors demanded James Khuri also be held accountable for his son&&num;8217&semi;s actions<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;James-Khuri-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-393230" width&equals;"829" height&equals;"818"&sol;><figcaption><strong>LAPD reportedly&comma; is also investigating James Khuri&&num;8217&semi;s social media posts where the Brendan&&num;8217&semi;s dad teen&&num;8217&semi;s father appears to post about his luxury sports cars<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Prosecutors had pushed for Brendan to spend time in a juvenile camp because of his previous record driving recklessly in Beverly Hills&period;  <br>LA police officials testified that the teen had been cited twice for excessive speeding and had even had his license suspended over his antics in the Lamborghini&comma; which retails for a minimum of &dollar;218&comma;000&period;  <br>Although the driver has no criminal record&comma; prosecutors had argued that he should spend time in a juvenile camp because the fatal crash was not the first time he’d driven recklessly&period; The teen had been cited twice for driving at excessive speeds in Beverly Hills&comma; resulting in his driver’s license being suspended&comma; investigators said in court<br>The teen had also put up social media posts about his racing and drifting activities in the weeks before the deadly crash&period; <br>Munoz&&num;8217&semi;s uncle&comma; Richard Cartier&comma; had called on the court to deny house arrest for the Brendan during protests over the case in August&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;Monique-Munoz-center-with-her-parents-Isaac-Cordona-left-and-Caroline-Cardona-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-393229" width&equals;"842" height&equals;"1234"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Monique Munoz with her stepfather Isaac Cordona and her mother Caroline<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">https&colon;&sol;&sol;abc7&period;com&sol;video&sol;embed&sol;&quest;pid&equals;10941594<br><a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;privacy&period;thewaltdisneycompany&period;com&sol;en&sol;">Walt Disney Company Privacy Policy<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">&&num;8216&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;m looking for this kid to actually get what he deserves&comma;&&num;8217&semi; Muñoz&&num;8217&semi;s uncle Richard Cartier told <a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;abc7&period;com&sol;lamborghini-crash-monique-munoz-teen-suv-driver&sol;11121508&sol;">ABC 7<&sol;a>&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;He murdered my niece and he had no remorse for any life of any kind and he showed it&period;  <br>Munoz&&num;8217&semi;s stepfather&comma; Isaac Cordona&comma; 55&comma; of Hawthorne&comma; California&period;&comma; revealed he is heartbroken&comma; his grieving his daughter in a media interview earlier this year&period; <br>His wife&comma; Monique&&num;8217&semi;s mother Carol&comma; 54&comma; was too upset to speak to speak with the press instead&comma; poured out her emotions in a Facebook post on February 18&period; <br>She wrote&colon; &&num;8216&semi;My baby my life my everything my heart is broken in so many pieces mommy is going to miss you sooo much&period; <br>&&num;8216&semi;I LOVE YOU FOREVER BABY FEELS LIKE A BAD DREAM RIP MY BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS&period;&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;Isaac-Cordona-and-Caroline-Cardona-1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"wp-image-393228" width&equals;"829" height&equals;"1155"&sol;><figcaption><strong>Munoz&&num;8217&semi;s parents&comma; Isaac and Carolyn Cordona &lbrack;photo&rsqb;&comma; are demanded justice for their daughter&&num;8217&semi;s death<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">&&num;8220&semi;&lbrack;The driver&rsqb; needs to be held accountable the same as any other kid who appears in this court&comma;” she said&period; <br>Before Helton delivered her ruling&comma; several of Munoz’s relatives spoke and footage of the crash was shown&period; In a tearful appeal&comma; Munoz’s mother&comma; Carol Cardona&comma; asked Helton to sentence the teen to the maximum penalty possible&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I’m going to ask the court that we get justice for my daughter&semi; she deserves that much&comma;” Cardona said&period; <br>My life is not the same&comma; nor will it ever be&period;” <br>If convicted of vehicular manslaughter as an adult&comma; the driver could have faced a maximum of six years in state prison&period; Nine months is the longest he can be sentenced to stay in the county’s camp system&comma; though that tenure could be extended depending on his behavior in custody&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-image is-resized"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;10&sol;Protests-at-Brendan-Khui-trial-3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"This image has an empty alt attribute&semi; its file name is Protests-at-Brendan-Khui-trial-3&period;jpg" width&equals;"839" height&equals;"361"&sol;><figcaption><strong>The protestors said Brendan was receiving special treatment due to his family&&num;8217&semi;s wealth<&sol;strong><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Following the crash&comma; dozens of protesters gathered at the site of the crash chanting and holding up signs saying &&num;8216&semi;Justice for Monique&&num;8217&semi;&period; <br>A subdued Khuri apologized to the victim&&num;8217&semi;s family in court on Thursday&period; <br>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I realize my suffering does not even come close to what you have gone through&comma;” he said to the Munoz family&period;<br>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I was a spoiled&comma; reckless 17-year-old who thought I was invincible&period;” <br>Defense attorney Werksman said in a statement &colon; &&num;8216&semi;Lawyers for the Khuri family and the Munoz family have worked out a financial settlement in order to allow the families to heal&comma; and they are in the process of finalizing those details&period; They ask for privacy during this sad and traumatic time&period;&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph"><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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