JURY RECOMMENDS 419-PLUS YEARS FOR KILLER DRIVER

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. A jury recommended life plus 419 years on Tuesday for a man convicted of killing a woman and injuring dozens when he drove his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia. James Alex Fields Jr. stood stoically with his hands folded in front of him as a court clerk read the verdict, which now must be taken under advisement by the judge. Judge Richard Moore scheduled a sentencing hearing for March 29. The jury reached its verdict after deliberating for about four hours over two days. Judges in Virginia often impose the sentence recommended by juries. Under state law, they can impose lower sentences than recommended, but cannot increase them.