Getaway driver gets 10 years in prison

LAFAYETTE, Ind (WLFI) - A federal judge has sentenced a former Delphi woman to 10 years in prison for bank robbery.

Claudia Andrade drove the getaway car after her ex-husband robbed the Fifth Third Bank on State Road 26 East in March 2008. Jorge Quintero, 40, fired a shot into the ceiling during the hold up. The couple was arrested after a high speed chase and a couple of accident on U-S 52.

Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Pat Harrington attended the sentencing hearing Monday in U.S. District in Hammond. He said the U.S. Attorney argued for a longer sentence because Andrade is in the country illegally. "And, she could not give a name that could be validated as accurate and belonging to her," said Harrington. "She also endangered others during the pursuit. She caused several accidents."

Last week, Quintero was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Hammond to more than 15 years in prison.