Female Driver Runs Red Light, Kills Nanny & Injures Toddler. Gets 2 Days in
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Female Driver Runs Red Light, Kills Nanny & Injures Toddler. Gets 2 Days in
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/52137989#.UbNwZ-fvuPA
> Woman (Christine Padilla) runs who gave birth one day earlier, runs a red light and kills nanny Monserratt Mendez, 41 (Mother of two kids herself) and injures 14 month old toddler
> Padilla told officers: Im sorry Im sleep-deprived and I just looked up and Im like, Oh my God, its red. And then oh my God, and she was right there.
> When NBC goes to husband, he replied "Please she's gone through enough. There's no way we can give a statement. We have a one day old baby.
Mendezs 16-year-old daughter, All I really want is justice. My mom and I were best friends; she is the one I told everything to. I just cant explain the pain we are going through right now. Nothing I say will bring my mother back. She was my mother, teacher, best friend, the teen continued. She didnt even get to see [my brother and I] graduate from high school, and that was her dream.
After listening to statements from Mendezs family and the toddlers family, Judge Gill decided to sentence Padilla to 48 hours in jail after she serves 180 days under electronic surveillance and house arrest. She must also remain on probation for three years.
Judge Gill said Padillas willingness to plead guilty played a big factor in her sentencing Friday. He said he believes Padilla is genuinely remorseful.
> Woman (Christine Padilla) runs who gave birth one day earlier, runs a red light and kills nanny Monserratt Mendez, 41 (Mother of two kids herself) and injures 14 month old toddler
> Padilla told officers: Im sorry Im sleep-deprived and I just looked up and Im like, Oh my God, its red. And then oh my God, and she was right there.
> When NBC goes to husband, he replied "Please she's gone through enough. There's no way we can give a statement. We have a one day old baby.
Mendezs 16-year-old daughter, All I really want is justice. My mom and I were best friends; she is the one I told everything to. I just cant explain the pain we are going through right now. Nothing I say will bring my mother back. She was my mother, teacher, best friend, the teen continued. She didnt even get to see [my brother and I] graduate from high school, and that was her dream.
After listening to statements from Mendezs family and the toddlers family, Judge Gill decided to sentence Padilla to 48 hours in jail after she serves 180 days under electronic surveillance and house arrest. She must also remain on probation for three years.
Judge Gill said Padillas willingness to plead guilty played a big factor in her sentencing Friday. He said he believes Padilla is genuinely remorseful.
