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Teen Sentenced To Probation, Community Service In Deadly Crash That Killed Mother, Son

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)- A 19-year-old man has been sentenced following a crash that killed a 17-year-old boy and his mother in Fort Collins.

On Monday, a judge sentenced Connor Givans to 10 years probation, 18 months of work release, and 1,000 hours of community service. He'll also lose his driver's license and must pay $17,000 to the victims' family.

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(credit: Cortez family)

Joshua Cortez was a junior on the Poudre High School football team. He and his mother, Kelly, were killed a day before a playoff game last November.

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Connor Givans (credit: Larimer County Sheriff)

Investigators say Givans was driving 84 mph before he drove through a stop sign and crashed into Cortez's car.

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