The Salem driver who hit and killed a man while driving intoxicated in 2024 was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for the crash. Thomas E. Cesena, 40, pleaded guilty earlier this month to seven criminal charges related to the crash which killed Jose R. Hernandez-Orozco, 52. The crash happened April 2, 2024, on Southeast Commercial Street. Over two years later, Cesena pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide Sept. 14, along with…Continue reading — subscribe to unlock the full article. ...read more read less