RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Virginia woman accused of hitting and killing three people standing near a disabled car in 2018 has pleaded guilty.
News outlets report that as a part of a deal with prosecutors, 54-year-old Clair Carr pleaded guilty to reckless driving on Tuesday and received a one-year sentence. Carr faced up to 30 years in prison on three counts of involuntary manslaughter if convicted.
Investigators say Carr was driving on Route 288 on June 27, 2018, when she swerved to avoid a disabled car which had struck a deer and hit the driver of the other car and two people who stopped to help.
Prosecutors said evidence showed Carr sent an emoji text just before the collision, but added Virginia law made it difficult to prove criminal negligence in this instance.
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