Overview
- Tammy Sandoval was sentenced to 5 to 15 years for causing death, with a concurrent 3 to 5 years for causing serious injury after pleading guilty.
- Under a plea agreement that dismissed additional counts, the court imposed the negotiated terms and ordered more than $7,000 in restitution.
- Police say Sandoval struck Tia Robinson and her 3-year-old twins as they crossed Merriman near Lyndon after the Livonia Spree fireworks on June 29, 2025, then drove away.
- Khalil Robinson died, Tia remains hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury, and Khloe is recovering physically while struggling with grief, according to family statements at sentencing.
- A 19-year-old witness known as Hunter followed the fleeing car, relayed its plate number to police, and was thanked by the family after Sandoval’s arrest the next day.