A SALINAS MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS BEHIND BARS, FOR FATALLY RUNNING OVER A TODDLER. 24 YEAR-OLD ARMANDO BAUTISTA, WHO IS ABOUT TO BECOME A FATHER HIMSELF, WAS PARKING HIS PICK-UP TRUCK WHEN THE 18 MONTH-OLD GIRL RAN INTO THE PATH OF THE REAR TIRE OF HIS TRUCK. BAUTISTA’S FAMILY (AND THE FAMILY OF THE CHILD) WERE RESIDING IN THE SAME SALINAS HOME AT THE TIME, AND HE OFTEN PLAYED WITH THE LITTLE GIRL.
