A 21 year old woman in California is charged for killing six people in a suburban Los Angeles city. Read the article after the jump.
A woman suspected of driving drunk in a wrong-way crash that killed six people on a Southern California freeway was charged with murder, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said on Thursday.
Olivia Carolee Culbreath, 21, has been charged with six counts of murder, officials said. She was scheduled to be arraigned but was in the jail ward at a hospital recovering from injuries she suffered from the crash. Bail has been set at $6 million.
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If convicted, she could face life in prison, prosecutors said.Culbreath is accused of driving a red Chevrolet Camaro head-on into a Ford Explorer at more than 100 mph Sunday morning, investigators said. She was heading east on the westbound side of the 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar, officials said.
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The announcement of the charges comes after two candlelight vigils were held Wednesday night in memory of the six people who were killed in the crash on the Pomona (60) Freeway.Among those killed were four family members driving home from a trip to San Manuel Casino.
Gregorio Mejia-Martinez, 47; his wife Leticia Ibarra, 42; his daughter Jessica Jasmine Mejia, 20; and his 85-year-old mother Ester Delgado, all of Huntington Park, died in the crash. They were remembered at a prayer vigil on Wednesday in East Los Angeles.
Kristin Melissa Young, 21, of Chino and Culbreath’s sister, Maya Louise Culbreath, 24 of Rialto, were passengers in Culbreath’s car and were also killed in the crash.
Culbreath was injured in the crash and was hospitalized.
In 2009, when Olivia Culbreath was 16 years old, she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the California DMV. She was convicted in the case in April 2010 and her license was revoked.
Remember, driving while drunk can only lead you into a cell or a mourge. Be safe out there this weekend y’all!
