He was facing up to four years in prison, which was subsequently reduced to one year and nine months and one day in prison, and the prison sentence has finally been changed to a fine, although in this case the fine is twice that of imprisonment, that is, instead of 21 months, 42 for 50 euros a day, 61,000 euros to be paid next week. In addition, the prosecution waived the sentence on costs, that is, the payment of his fees by the footballer that would have been about 100,000 euros. This reduction in sentence is largely due to the fact that Romero's client voluntarily decided to pay the victim's parents and siblings 200,000 euros for the moral damage caused, which in these cases serves as a mitigating factor. To this amount paid a few months ago, it must be added that later the parties agreed to another 300,000 euros. Total, The footballer has given half a million euros, an amount that adds to the 109,000 euros that Mutua Madrileña paid to the family for civil liability. But it is not only an economic question, the footballer at no time denied any of the three crimes that were accused, recognizing at all times the facts. What differentiates him from other cases, such as that of the bullfighter Ortega Cano.
In addition to taking into account the mitigation for damage repair, undue delays due to the delay of the judicial procedure have also been appreciated, since the case was in the Investigating Court of Plaza de Castilla for about four years, when the normal is it takes one or a year and a half.
As for the deprivation of the driving license, as it had been suspended since the accident, the truth is that more than the imposed time has already elapsed, so the footballer could return to driving at any time as long as he removes the license.