Man Who Killed Nicki Minaj’s Dad Robert in Hit-And-Run, Charles Polevich, Sentenced to 1 Year, R84k Fine

• Nicki Minaj's father Robert Maraj died at 64 in 2021 after a hit-and-run accident in February
• Charles Polevich, the driver who killed him, had run away and tampered with evidence before submitting himself to police
• Polevich's has been sentenced to one year in prison and been handed an R84 414.30 fine

The driver who killed Nicki Minaj’s dad has been sentenced to one year in prison, it has been claimed.

The Bang Bang rapper’s father, Robert Maraj, died last year following a hit-and-run accident in February, at the age of 64.

He was thought to be walking on Long Island when he was struck and was taken to hospital in critical condition but succumbed to his injuries.

Police officers were able to track the car down to Charles Polevich’s home using various pieces of video.

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He was thought to have covered up the car in his garage and ‘did things to alter’ them being able to locate it.

Polevich later turned himself in over the accident and pleaded guilty to two felony charges, leaving the scene of an auto accident with a fatality and tampering with evidence.

The driver was facing a possible term of seven years behind bars, but TMZ has now reported that he was sentenced to one year in jail on Wednesday.

His license will also be suspended for six months, and he has been handed an R84 000 fine. Minaj has not yet spoken about the news.

Nicki Minaj shares cute video of her son hiding his face

In other news, Briefly News reported that Nicki Minaj took to social media recently to share a cute video of her adorable son. The superstar jokingly shared that her bundle of joy thinks he's a little comedian.

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The rapper told millions of followers that her little man makes her call him "so he can ignore me". She expressed that she loved the boy so much.

Nicki Minaj took to Instagram to post the cute clip of 'Papa Bear' pulling the covers over his face and hiding from her. The Moment 4 Life hitmaker added that at first she was worried that her son was not hearing her when she called.

Source: TUKO.co.ke