A Las Vegas mother and her sister wept in court as they were convicted of killing two toddlers in a horrific drunk driving crash that left one of the children decapitated.
Raenysa Washington’s daughters Rose and Taylor, 2 and 3, were killed in 2022 when her sister Kaleah Manning, 27, lost control of a van while speeding and drunk.
On Thursday, prosecutors revealed that the children were not wearing car seats because Washington, 25, who was also in the van, had sold them just a week before their deaths, the report said. 8 News Now.
Manning and Washington’s mother sobbed in the courtroom as she pleaded for mercy for her daughters. A family member led her from the courtroom, crying.
Manning was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for the two deaths and Washington, who is currently pregnant, was given 364 days in jail and five years probation for child abuse or neglect.
Raenysa Washington’s daughters, Rose and Taylor, 2 and 3, were killed in 2022 when her sister lost control of a van while speeding and drunk.
Kaleah Maning, 27, was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for the two deaths
Washington wanted her sentence to begin Monday so she could spend the day with her son, who was born after her daughters died. However, Judge Erika Mendoza ruled that her sentence should begin immediately.
“The problem is I’m not sure all these mistakes could happen to a responsible parent,” Mendoza said.
The sisters must also pay $10,000 to a victim fund that helped pay for the children’s funerals, as well as a mandatory $2,000 fine.
Manning’s blood alcohol content after the crash was found to be 0.191, more than twice the legal limit in Nevada.
Little Taylor, three, and Rose Wilmer, two, were both killed in the crash on Scott Robinson Boulevard around 9:15 p.m.
Washington, right, asked to begin her sentence on Monday so she could spend the day with her son, who was born after her daughters’ deaths. Manning, left
Shocking photos show the van was badly damaged, and police reports show the girls were not in child seats the night of the incident.
She apparently left the road and hit the curb, then grazed trees, hit a lamppost and a wall, and crashed head-on into a large palm tree.
Manning pleaded guilty to two counts of drunken driving resulting in death, and Washington pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse.
According to Las Vegas police, the drunk driver had “slurred speech” and a “strong odor of alcohol came from her breath” every time she “opened her mouth to speak.”
Manning pleaded guilty to two counts of drunken driving resulting in death, and Washington admitted two counts of child abuse
Washington (right) and Manning (left) were charged in connection with the toddler’s death. Manning was driving drunk at the time of the crash
According to police, her eyes were bloodshot and she kept repeating her words.
Rose died at the scene, while Taylor was rushed to University Medical Center but eventually died from her injuries.
Both women were rushed to hospital, where they were handcuffed to their beds while they recovered from their injuries, which were initially serious.
Manning and Washington lived at the same address with the two little girls.
