A 24-year-old Acushnet woman was ordered to serve a year in jail, after she was found guilty Wednesday of charges stemming from a fatal accident in Dartmouth two years ago, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office.

NEW BEDFORD — A 24-year-old Acushnet woman was ordered to serve a year in jail, after she was found guilty Wednesday of charges stemming from a fatal accident in Dartmouth two years ago, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office.



Tanya Pinhancos was sentenced by Judge Robert Welsh III to 2� years at the Bristol County House of Correction with one year to serve and the balance of the sentence suspended for two years, the district attorney’s office said in a news release.



She was found guilty in New Bedford District Court of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence and negligent operation of a motor vehicle.



Pinhancos was also placed on probation for two years; ordered to perform 50 hours of community service by discussing the seriousness of operating a vehicle while under the influence; and had her driver’s license revoked for 15 years, the district attorney’s office said.



The charges stemmed from a fatal accident on High Hill Road, Dartmouth, on Oct. 21, 2010. According to police, Pinhancos struck a vehicle that was backing out of a driveway at 341 High Hill Road and the driver and the passenger were ejected.



They were not wearing seat belts. Both occupants suffered head injuries and lacerations.

The passenger, Alec Jacob Viera, 16, of New Bedford, was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Luke’s Hospital from injuries he suffered in the crash.



Viera was a junior at Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School, New Bedford.