CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The family of 23-year-old Ryan Zadrozny is speaking out after a repeat offender was sentenced for killing him in a drunk driving crash in Charlotte last December.

According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation , hundreds of people are killed each year in crashes involving drunk drivers. For Zadrozny’s family, that statistic is not just a number. It is their reality.

“It was surreal … no amount of punishment is going to justify or do anything to bring Ryan back,” Kevin Wallace, Zadrozny's uncle, said.

Police said Zadrozny was visiting Charlotte, making memories with friends when he was hit by Mache Darby while crossing a street in Uptown. Investigators said Darby was speeding at 105 mph and driving while impaired. He did not stop after the crash, leaving t

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