Mother is outraged after street racer who killed her daughter Ashlee McGill after his speeding car jumped the curb and hit her as she waited to catch bus is sentenced to just three years behind bars

An Oregon woman was outraged after the man who killed her daughter while street racing was sentenced to just three years in prison.

Jonathan Peña pleaded guilty Friday to negligent homicide, recklessly endangering another person and reckless driving in the death of 26-year-old Ashlee McGill.

‘It was definitely too light. “I think if they try to convince people to quit speed racing, it’s not going to work,” McGill’s mother, Misty Nicholson, said. KATU News.

“I think he might have gotten a timeout. But that didn’t really make sense.’

In August 2022, Peña was racing another driver at speeds exceeding 80 mph (130 km/h) when their vehicles collided at an intersection in Portland. His Mustang jumped the curb, striking and killing McGill as she waited at a bus stop.

Jonathan Peña (pictured) pleaded guilty to negligent homicide, recklessly endangering another person and reckless driving

McGill’s mother, Misty Nicholson, called the sentence “a timeout” and doesn’t believe it will deter others from street racing

Peña was driving at a speed of 130 km/h – 90 km/h above the posted speed limit – just before the fatal crash.

Evidence presented in court showed how the impact downed tree branches, shattered the windows of a nearby dental clinic and left his car a mangled wreck.

Peña was charged with second-degree manslaughter the following August, but the charge was later amended to negligent homicide, a class B felony.

He pleaded guilty to additional charges of recklessly endangering another person and reckless driving.

Peña will serve 36 months behind bars for time already served, with three years of post-release supervision and five years of probation. He must also pay at least $5,000 in restitution.

The other driver, Kenneth Freeman, also pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and was sentenced last fall to five years in prison. A third driver who took part in the race has not yet been identified.

Nicholson read a statement during Peña’s sentencing that said, “I truly hope that for the rest of your life, every time you close my eyes, you see my daughter and remember what you did to her.”

Peña’s Mustang (pictured) was traveling at 80 miles per hour just before the crash, which toppled tree branches and broke nearby windows

McGill was waiting for the bus in August 2022 when Jonathan Peña’s Mustang jumped the curb during a street race. He fatally beat McGill, a devoted mother of an eight-year-old boy

“I hope that for the rest of your life, every time you close my eyes, you see my daughter and remember what you did to her,” her mother told Peña.

Peña shared a statement pleading with McGill’s family to forgive him

“I feel like I owe it to you, to your family, to go through every trial and tribulation that comes with this, to make sure that as a family you feel like justice is served for Ashlee,” he said .

Kenneth Freeman, who was involved in the crash, pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and was sentenced last fall to five years in prison. A third driver has not yet been identified

McGill, a native of Portland, is survived by her son Ryker, three sisters and many relatives

Peña shared his own statement pleading with McGill’s family to one day forgive him.

“I feel like I owe it to you, to your family, to go through every trial and tribulation that comes with this, to make sure that as a family you feel like justice is served for Ashlee,” he said .

McGill was a Portland native and a loving mother to her eight-year-old son Ryker. She is also survived by her mother, three sisters, grandmother, aunt and uncles.

Peña’s conviction came just over a year after the passage of Bill 615 in the Oregon Senate, which increases penalties for people convicted of street racing.

First-time offenders can be hit with up to 364 days in jail, a $6,250 fine, or both.

Meanwhile, repeat offenders within a five-year period could face up to five years behind bars, a $125,000 fine, or both.