After legal merry-go-round, motorist in fatal wreck heads to prison

BOERNE — Aidan Vitela, a 28-year-old motorist convicted in the death of a local teenage girl, will finally see time behind bars after the case spent years going back and forth in the state legal system.

He was 20 at the time of the crash more than seven years ago and was convicted of negligent homicide and assault causing bodily injury, according to officials.

Despite being handed a twoyear sentence at his initial trial years ago, Vitela has not seen a single day in prison since he immediately appealed to the higher court for a retrial, according to appellate court records.