2024-04-28 15:34:08
This American woman, who died in a car accident, allegedly asked her friend to slow down just before the latter lost control of the car.
Last November, in Kent County, Michigan, 19-year-old Ella Vece drove 100 miles per hour, or 160 km/h. It was Thanksgiving in the United States and the young woman was with her best friend Nevaeh Down, 18 years old.
In an attempt to jump a hill, the driver lost control of the vehicle and it ended up hitting a tree, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release.
If Ella Vece escaped alive, although seriously injured, Nevaeh Down was less fortunate. The latter was pronounced dead at the scene.
But now a survey has emerged. In the latter, the victim is heard telling the driver to slow down because another vehicle was coming in the opposite direction, likely distracting her, prosecutor Christopher R. Becker said.
“These are children who do stupid things. And it ended in tragedy,” he added in an interview with the “New York Post”.
Because they were very close to Ella Vece, the parents of Nevaeh Down asked that no prosecution be brought against the driver they consider their daughter.
However, Mr Becker said he had to “hold her accountable in some way”.
So she was charged with reckless driving causing death, which is considered a felony. However, the young woman would plead to a misdemeanor charge of moving causing death, which is a misdemeanor instead.
Ella Vece should get her sentence next June. If convicted of the criminal offense, she could face one year in prison.
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