A substance-abuse counselor who drove 2 miles through a Los Angeles suburb with a dying man on her windshield was convicted Tuesday of second-degree murder, drunken driving and hit-and-run charges. Sherry Lynn Wilkins showed no response as the Superior Court jury returned with its verdict. Wilkins’ blood-alcohol level was nearly twice the legal limit for driving when she struck 31-year-old Phillip Moreno in November 2012 in suburban Torrance, prosecutors said.
Deputy District Attorney John Harlan told jurors that after Wilkins hit Moreno, she ‘drove him closer to his death.’
Harlan said the force of the crash punched a hole in the passenger side of Wilkins’ window and Moreno lost his shoes and pants, but still she didn’t stop to render aid or call 911. It wasn’t until passing motorists noticed the bizarre scene that they were able to swarm Wilkins’ car at a traffic light and keep her there until police arrived.
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It actually sounds like she was drugged and not drunk. 1.6 it not typically incoherent drunkenness. Wonder if they did a toxicology screen.
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Don't even consider the alcohol or drugs possibly involved.A person is only as good as the worst thing they've ever done,because once it's done it's done.If god forgives us then good,but things can't be undone.
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