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FALL RIVER The driver involved in a crash that killed a New Bedford woman and seriously injured her son was sentenced to serve 14 to 16 years in state prison.
Jennaya Elsa Bennett-Werra, 23, who at the time of the incident was named James Bennett-Werra pleaded guilty to numerous charges in Fall River Superior Court last week.
According to a news release from Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III, the 23-year-old South Easton woman pleaded guilty to indictments charging her with manslaughter, reckless motor vehicle homicide, leaving the scene-death resulting, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon-causing serious bodily injury, leaving the scene of personal injury and assault with a dangerous weapon.
South Easton Woman Sentenced in Fatal New Bedford Crash
A 23-year-old South Easton woman, who in March 2019 caused a fatal car crash in New Bedford and then fled the scene, was sentenced on Friday to serve 14 to 16 years in state prison, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.
Jennaya Elsa Bennett-Werra, who at the time of the incident was named James Bennett-Werra, pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court to indictments charging her with manslaughter, reckless motor vehicle homicide, leaving the scene-death resulting, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon-causing serious bodily injury, leaving the scene of personal injury, and assault with a dangerous weapon.