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Young man gets five years in death of Hudson's Bay High teacher 

VANCOUVER -- Gordon Patterson was the kind of teacher who made the bashful freshman feel special, the kind who pushed valedictorians to excel, the kind who wanted the best for every student -- and Antonio Eugene Cellestine knew that as well as anybody. . . .

Cellestine pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and hit-and-run in Patterson's death four months ago. Clark County Superior Court Judge Roger A. Bennett sentenced him to five years in prison as part of a plea agreement.

Before sentencing, Cellestine read a statement admitting he was checking his cell phone to see if someone had responded to his text message and was brushing away ashes from a cigar when the crash occurred.

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