DUBLIN — A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 months in jail for killing Mitchell Katz, the owner of a Livermore winery in his namesake.

Emilio Chambers Cruz was sentenced June 24, after pleading no contest to a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge. Court records say on July 21, 2023, Chambers Cruz attempted to illegally pass Katz near Mitra Street and East Avenue in Livermore, while driving about 20 miles faster than the speed limit, but hit a center divider and caused the collision.

Katz, who was not wearing a seatbelt, died at a hospital later that day, court records show. Chambers Cruz was later charged with a misdemeanor.

Before the sentencing, prosecutors, and loved ones of both Chambers Cruz and Katz debated the defendant’s level of remorse. Katz widow wrote in a cou

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