Augusta, GA
Driver gets maximum sentence for Augusta crash that killed boy
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A driver has acquired the utmost sentence for a 2020 crash that killed a 6-year-old boy who was thrown from the car.
Shalonna Marie Wadley was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years, of which she should serve no less than 5, in accordance with the workplace of Augusta District Legal professional Jared Williams.
She was charged with murder by car, driving drunk, and a wide range of visitors and car violations, together with reckless driving, driving whereas license has been suspended, missing insurance coverage and working an unregistered car, in accordance with jail data.
The crash occurred on the afternoon of Feb. 27, 2020, because the car was touring west within the 1000 block of Horseshoe Street. Authorities mentioned the motive force misplaced management and the car rolled over a number of instances till coming to relaxation after hitting a tree in a yard on the 1000 blk Horseshoe Street.
The boy, Labarron Wright, was killed within the crash, in accordance with authorities, who mentioned he was considered one of 9 individuals within the car.