SAN DIEGO
A woman who drove drunk after a night out with co-workers in Kearny Mesa and fatally ran over a colleague as he tried to prevent her from getting behind the wheel was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life in state prison.
Latisha Ingram, 35, was convicted last year of second-degree murder and other charges for the June 27, 2019 death of 25-year-old Ha Minh Ta. Both had worked at a Bank of America branch in Clairemont.
According to prosecutors, Ingram’s blood-alcohol content measured .18 percent, more than twice the legal limit to drive in California. She was charged with murder because she had a 2010 DUI conviction in Orange County.
Prosecutors said that following 20 minutes of trying to convince Ingram not to drive home drunk, Ta grabbed onto her car as she sped off and was dragged for some distance before falling beneath the tires.
Ingram s attorney, Monique Carter, argued at trial that her client was not guilty of murder because she had no idea the victim had grabbed onto her car and thus did not have the conscious disregard for human life necessary for a second-degree murder conviction. Carter told jurors the entire incident happened in a matter of seconds, so quick that Ingram did not even realize Ta had grabbed onto her car or had been run over.
Woman convicted of murder, DUI in coworker s death sentenced 15 years to life
After trying to convince Latisha Ingram not to drive home drunk, Ha Minh Ta grabbed onto her car as she sped off and was dragged before falling beneath her tires. Author: City News Service Updated: 5:32 PM PDT July 19, 2021
SAN DIEGO A woman who drove drunk after a night out with co-workers in Kearny Mesa and ran over a colleague as he tried to prevent her from getting behind the wheel, killing him, was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life in state prison.
Latisha Ingram, 35, was convicted last year of second-degree murder and other charges for the June 27, 2019, death of 25-year-old Ha Minh Ta, who worked with the defendant at a Bank of America branch in Clairemont.
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