Brayer Arias-Colazo, 30, of Carpentersville.

A man has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after pleading guilty in a high-speed drunk driving crash that killed a 5-month-old baby and left other children injured in Barrington Hills.

Brayer Arias-Colazo, 30, of Carpentersville, was charged with eight counts of aggravated driving under the influence, reckless homicide and speeding 35 mph or more over the limit.

Court records show Arias-Colazo entered into a negotiated plea deal in November.

He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated driving under the influence causing death, a Class 2 felony.

The crash occurred around 7 p.m. on November 3, 2016, at the intersection of Route 25 and Silverstone Drive on the border of Algonquin and Barrington Hills.

The Barrington Hills Police Department said Arias-Colazo was traveling southbound on Route 25 in a 2001 Ford pickup truck.

The Ford crashed into a 2010 Dodge Journey, which was being driven by Gina Vargas, who was 32 years old at the time.

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Vargas was traveling in the Dodge with three of her children, ages 8, 13 and 5 months old.

The 5-month-old baby, identified as Mercediz Lambert, died following the crash.

Vargas and her two other children were seriously injured.

Police said Arias-Colazo was driving under the influence of alcohol and was speeding 82 mph in a 45 mph zone at the time of the crash.

The Barrington Hills Police Department and Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team conducted a lengthy investigation into the case.

Arias-Colazo was charged in April 2018 in Kane County Circuit Court.

A sentencing hearing was held last Friday following Arias-Colazo’s guilty plea, court records show.

Kane County Judge Salvatore LoPiccolo Jr. sentenced Arias-Colazo to 54 months, or four years and six months, in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Arias-Colazo will also be required to pay over $4,800 in court fines and fees.

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Arias-Colazo remains held in the Kane County Jail awaiting transport to a state prison.