Indy woman gets 8 years for hitting construction worker while driving drunk

INDIANAPOLIS — A 26-year-old Indianapolis lady pleaded responsible to driving whereas drunk and hitting and killing a building employee. She was sentenced to eight years, however received’t serve her full sentence within the Indiana Division of Correction.

Cheyenne Prass was arrested in July 2020 after placing and killing 23-year-old building employee David Vasquez Jr. of Terre Haute. Prass was stated to be driving on Interstate 65 via the north break up close to downtown Indianapolis when she swerved onto the shoulder and struck Vasquez in a building zone.

After hitting Vasquez, Prass’s car collided with a building truck, span again into visitors and hit a semi and one other car. No different drivers have been injured, nevertheless.

Police reported that when first responders arrived on scene, bystanders have been already performing CPR on Vasquez. Regardless of their efforts, he was pronounced useless on the scene.

Initially charged with two counts of inflicting dying when working a car whereas intoxicated, each Stage 4 felonies, Prass pleaded responsible in March to one of many counts and had the opposite dismissed.

As a part of her plea settlement, Prass was sentenced to 5 years in purposeful incarceration. The decide stated if she has no write-ups throughout her program she will transition to residence detention served at Life Home Ministry. She is going to then serve three years on probation. Prass can even have her driving license suspended for 2 years from when she begins residence detention.