A truck driver who pleaded guilty to causing a crash that killed a man earlier this summer was sentenced to one year behind bars on Friday afternoon in Jefferson County District Court. Ignacio Cruz-Mendoza was charged only with misdemeanor traffic violations: one count of careless driving resulting in death and three counts of careless driving resulting in injury related to the crash on Highway 285 near Bailey that killed Scott Miller. He pleaded guilty to those charges in July and faced a maximum of one year behind bars and some fines. Cruz-Mendoza didn’t have a valid commercial driver’s license, and he was in the country without the proper documentation. After the DA’s office in Jefferson County charged him with the misdemeanors, Cruz-Mendoza surprised them and pleaded guilty at his arraignment. That prevented prosecutors from filing more charges as they got more evidence from crash investigators. Read the full story: https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/truck-driver-sentencing-deadly-285-crash-colorado/73-6a718315-0340-444d-94fd-a31cd759d2e6 More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.