A 20-year-old Roseville man was given a county jail term of 240 days with a suspended sentence of seven years in state prison today for causing the death of his friend, 20-year-old Brandon Keith, in a drunken driving collision, according to a DA’s office news release.

Brandon Mark Moreno pleaded guilty in June to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence causing injury to Castillon and DUI with a blood alcohol level of .08 percent or higher and causing the injury. All are felonies.

The crash occurred Dec. 20, 2008, when Moreno’s vehicle, carrying four occupants and being driven at an estimated 85 mph in a 45-mph zone, left the roadway on Foothills Boulevard and smashed into a tree.

On Thursday, prosecutor Kyle Jibson of the Placer County District Attorney’s Office told the judge that Moreno, then 19, had been arrested on a DUI charge in Sacramento only three weeks before the fatal incident in Roseville, the release states.

Jibson said Moreno “didn’t get the message,” according to the release.

“He continued going to parties and trying to decide where his next drink or his next marijuana would come from,” he said. “He wasn’t legally eligible to drink, but he gets behind the wheel and continues to drive.

Moreno also spoke, issuing apologies to all those he had hurt and promising to seek help for his drinking problem. He said he plans to go back to college once he’s out of jail and pursue a career of being a chef.

His attorney told the court that Moreno, prior to the fatal incident, was working to help support his mother while also going to Sierra College.

“He was doing this at 19,” the attorney said. “I think it speaks to his character.”

But Troy Keith, father of the deceased victim, called Moreno “callous and completely reckless” for driving drunk and traveling at nearly double the speed limit, despite having three passengers.

“He was grossly negligent and had no regard for anyone’s safety,” Troy Keith said.

Because of the defendant’s actions, “I have to wish my son a happy 21st birthday at his graveside,” Troy Keith said.

Before pronouncing sentence, Judge Gaddis said he’s had “too many cases” of young people drinking, driving and causing tragic accidents, despite the many warnings young drivers receive at school, from educational programs or from television and radio ads. “Sadly, young people don’t listen,” he said. “They think, ‘It can’t happen to me.’”

Since the defendant, who has been in custody since the fatal incident, was given credit for serving 408 days in jail, he will need to serve 240 more days behind bars, the judge ordered.

If Moreno violates any of the terms of his probation while in jail or after his release, he could be sent to prison for seven years to fulfill the suspended sentence.

Among other conditions imposed on Moreno are 200 hours of community service, abstinence from drugs and alcohol, counseling and payment of $3,220 for various fines, fees and restitution programs.