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Sentencing has been delayed for the man convicted of killing three Grand Canyon University students in a traffic crash in 2022.
On Aug. 14, Vincent Ian Acosta, 27, pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree murder in connection to a deadly crash that happened Oct. 10, 2022, in New River along Interstate 17 near Table Mesa Road.
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The crash claimed the lives of GCU freshmen Abriauna Hoffman, 18, Elaine Hunter Balberdi, 19, and Magdalyn (Maggie) Ogden, 18.
At the time of Acosta's arrest, the driver's blood test results indicated he may have been impaired at the time of the crash, court records show.
Acosta was set to be sentenced on Sept. 27 but the judge in the case has recused herself. No information was released as to why the judge recused herself.
The case has been reassigned to Judge Sam Myers and Acosta is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 8.
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