Woman Sentenced to Probation for DUI Crash That Broke 3-Year-Old Son’s Neck

Judge Clifford Anderson sentenced 25-year-old Kate Hatrey Walters on Monday to four years of probation for a DUI collision last May that left her 3-year-old son with a broken neck. Walters, who was also ordered to a residential treatment facility, faced a maximum sentence of 10 years and 8 months in prison. Prosecutors had declined to offer Walters any kind of plea deal and argued against probation. According to Senior Deputy District Attorney Arnis Tolks, Walters pleaded guilty to DUI and child-abuse charges, along with a number of enhancements. If Walters violates her probation, Tolks went on, she’ll be sentenced to prison.
On May 19, 2013, Walters started drinking early in the day before traveling with a friend and her young son to Harry’s Plaza Café at around 5 p.m. Police said at the time that Walters and her friend were eventually kicked out when they became unruly and argumentative with restaurant staff. Employees called them a cab, but they continued to make a scene outside Harry’s, so staff called police at around 7:00 p.m. Before officers arrived, Walters put her son in the car in his child seat — which an investigation showed hadn’t been properly installed — and drove off.


Source:http://www.independent.com/news/2014/mar/04/woman-sentenced-probation-dui-crash-broke-3-year-o/?on