Virginia woman gets 13 years in prison for DUI crash that killed 2
03/12/2020 11:39 am PDT
via WTKR:
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WTKR) -- A Virginia woman has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after a fatal crash left two people dead.
Caytlin Kiona Emmett-Wallace, 23, was sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence, according to court documents. Emmett-Wallace received a 41-year sentence, but a judge suspended 28 years, leaving Emmett-Wallace to serve 13 years in prison.
On March 3, 2019, around 3:30 a.m., Emmett-Wallace, who was driving under the influence, struck a car, killing two of its occupants, court documents report. She was traveling 73 mph in a 35-mph zone when she struck the victims' car.
Kimberly Stewart, 30, and 26-year-old Felicia Parrish were killed in the crash. Parrish died at the scene, and Stewart died two days later in the hospital.
According to court documents, Emmett-Wallace's blood revealed that she consumed alcohol and when searched officials found eight beer caps and a pill bottle in her jacket that smelled of marijuana.
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