. >> it was january of this year when 28-year-old antonio martinez died in a wreck on i-95 in harford county. he and two passengers were on their way to a construction job in delaware. in april, 29-year-old former anne arundel county police officer dayne hall pleaded guilty to next homicide and failure to stop and remain at the scene of an accident resulting in death. prosecutors wanted a seven-year sentence. they asked what is the value of a life? >> i just think the responsibilities that come along with being a police officer and leaving the scene of the accident and someone being killed in the accident was worth more than 18 months. >> the question is not what is the value of the life of a poor soul that's been killed as much as it is how do you punish somebody that has killed someone whose life is invaluable? >> hall resigned from his police job in april. he was off duty at the time of the accident and had just left a party at an officer's home. more than five hours after the crash, court records show his blood-alcohol level was slightly higher than the legal limit. in court, hall

. >> it was in january 2008 when 28-year-old antonio martinez died in iraq in harbor county. he and two passengers for on their way to a construction job in delaware. officer dana hall pleaded guilty to negligent homicide and failure and to stop and remain at the scene of an accident, resulting in death. prosecutors wanted a seven-year sentence. >> i think the responsibilities that come with being a police officer and leaving the scene of the accident, and someone being killed in the accidents was worth more than 18 months. >> the question is not what is the value of the life of a horse all that has been killed -- of a poor soul, as much as how you punish someone who has killed someone whose life is invaluable? >> he resigned from his job in april. he was off duty and had just left a party at a officer's home. more than a five hours after the crash, his blood alcohol level was slightly higher than the legal limit. in court, hall apologize to the victim's family, telling them and the judge, i do not know what happened. i dozed off before impact, and it was a huge mistake not t

. >> reporter: rammed from behind in his ford explorer, the crash killed antonio martinez, who left behind a 2-year-old daughter and a widow crying out for justice. >> everyone in her family has suffered the maximum loss. and that it would have been appropriate for mr. hall to face the maximum sentence. >> reporter: 29-year-old dane hall later admitted to being behind the wheel of the suv that struck the explorer and to leaving the scene, claiming he had fallen asleep, and he never saw the victim's vehicle, which jumped the guardrail on i-95 and landed in an oncoming la. he was sound asleep when police tracked him to his home after his license plate was discovered at this scene. five hours after the crash, blood alcohol tests revealed that he was still legally drunk. ultimately, the judge had to weigh martinez's promising death with the once promising life of a student athlete and cop who set his eyes on becoming an fbi agent. faced with a the maximum of 7 year prison sentence, he got 18 months with two years of house arrest to follow. >> i just think that the responsibilities that come al

. >> 28-year-old antonio martinez died in a wreck in harford county. he and two passengers were on their way to a construction job in delaware. former police officer dane hall plead guilty to negligent homicide and failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in death. prosecutors wanted a seven-year sentence. they asked, what is the value of a life? >> i think the responsibilities that comes along with being a police officer and, you know, leaving the scene of the accident and someone being killed in the accident was worth more than 18 months. >> the question is not, what is the value of the life of a poor soul that's been killed, as much as it is, how do you punish somebody that has killed someone whose life is invaluable? >> hall resigned from his police job in april, was off duty, and had just left a party at an officer's home. more than five hours after the crash, hall's blood alcohol level was slightly higher than the legal limit. in court, hall apologized to the victim's family telling them, i don't know what happened. i doesed off befo