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Drunk driver who killed Edwin Jackson pleads guilty

Edwin Jackson

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2016 file photo, Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson (53) walks off the field following an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans in Indianapolis. Jackson, 26, was one of two men killed when a suspected drunken driver struck them as they stood outside their car along a highway in Indianapolis. The Colts said in a statement Sunday, Feb. 4, 3018, that the team is “heartbroken” by Jackson’s death. Authorities say the driver that struck them before dawn on Sunday tried to flee on foot but was quickly captured. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

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The drunk driver who killed Colts linebacker Edwin Jackson and his Uber driver pleaded guilty Friday in an Indiana courtroom, the Indianapolis Star reports.

Manuel Orrego-Savala faces 10 to 16 years in jail with sentencing scheduled September 14. He also faces federal charges of illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien.

The 37-year-old Guatemalan had a blood alcohol concentration of .15 percent or more when the pickup truck he was driving struck Jackson and ride-share driver Jeffrey Monroe in the emergency lane of Interstate 70 on February 4.

Orrego-Savala gave the name Alex Cabrera-Gonsales at the time of his arrest. He was charged in February with four felony counts related to identity deception.