What a waste!

[widgeon13]

Six people dead.

AOL.com Article - Alleged wrong-way driver faces six murder counts

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A woman whom police say drove the wrong way on a Southern California freeway, sparking a deadly head-on crash that killed her sister and five others, was charged Thursday with six counts of murder, Los Angeles County prosecutors said.
Olivia Culbreath, 21, of Fontana, could face up to life in prison if convicted.
Culbreath's bail was set at $6 million. but she remained hospitalized with a broken femur and ruptured bladder suffered in Sunday's crash east of Los Angeles.
It was unclear when Culbreath would be able to appear in court. District attorney's spokeswoman Sarah Ardalani said she did not immediately know whether Culbreath had obtained an attorney.
Witnesses said Culbreath's car may have been traveling at up to 100 mph eastbound in the westbound lanes of State Route 60 in Diamond Bar when it collided head-on with a Ford Explorer, hurling wreckage and bodies onto the freeway. The Explorer was then hit by a Ford Freestyle.
Two people in the Explorer - Gregorio Mejia-Martinez, 47, and Ester Delgado, 80 - died at the scene, county coroner's Lt. Fred Corral said. Two others - Leticia Ibarra, 42, and Jessica Jasmine Mejia, 20 - were declared dead at a hospital. All four were from the same Huntington Park family.
Culbreath's sister, Maya Louise Culbreath, 24, of Rialto, and another Camaro passenger, Kristin Melissa Young, 24, of Chino, died at the scene, Corral said.
The Ford Freestyle's driver, Joel Cortez, 57, of La Puente, was treated for minor injuries.
Police have said they found an alcoholic beverage at the crash scene, but prosecutors didn't file charges of driving under the influence of alcohol. However, the investigation continued and additional charges could be filed, Ardalani said.
Culbreath, the mother of a newborn boy, had a 2010 conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol stemming from a 2009 incident when she was 17. Her license was pulled, but it was reinstated in 2011, according to Department of Motor Vehicle records.

[Bill Douglas]

For the safety of everyone else it sounds like a good idea locking her up long term.

[GH85Carrera]

How is it the damn drunk drivers kill everyone but themselves?

[look 171]

I don't understand how can she be going over 100mph on the wrong side of the road? It takes some distance to get up to that speed. There is no way she can be going that fast without hitting anyone way before she reaches 100. Not in this Socal traffic unless its really early or late in the evening. Sad for aall that are involved.

[sc_rufctr]

Tragic event.

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

How is it the damn drunk drivers kill everyone but themselves?

It seems that way but who knows for sure. I'd like to see some real statistics on this.

[Mo_Gearhead]

QUOTE: "Culbreath's sister, Maya Louise Culbreath, 24, of Rialto, and another Camaro passenger, Kristin Melissa Young, 24, of Chino, died at the scene"

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Were they ALL stinking drunk?

THREE people in their 20's - and NONE of them can figure out ..."Gee this on-ramp sure seems funny? And why is all the F'ing traffic coming at us in OUR lane?" Duh...

[URY914]

We had five people killed here in the same type of wrong-way on the interstate accident. There is even video of the impact.....

Witness: Car in USF students' crash 'flew by me'

Aunt: Alcohol played a role in I-275 crash

[ossiblue]

Originally Posted by look 171

I don't understand how can she be going over 100mph on the wrong side of the road? It takes some distance to get up to that speed. There is no way she can be going that fast without hitting anyone way before she reaches 100. Not in this Socal traffic unless its really early or late in the evening. Sad for aall that are involved.

It was early Sunday morning. There is no penalty severe enough, IMO, for people like her.