Driver gets maximum sentence for Augusta crash that killed boy
EDITOR’S NOTE: We previously misreported the minimum time Shalonna Wadley must serve. It’s been corrected below, and we apologize for the error.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A driver has received the maximum sentence for a 2020 crash that killed a 6-year-old boy who was thrown from the vehicle.
Shalonna Marie Wadley was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years, of which she must serve at least 15, according to the office of Augusta District Attorney Jared Williams.
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She was charged with homicide by vehicle, driving under the influence of alcohol, and a variety of traffic and vehicle violations, including reckless driving, driving while license has been suspended, lacking insurance and operating an unregistered vehicle, according to jail records.
The crash occurred on the afternoon of Feb. 27, 2020, as the vehicle was traveling west in the 1000 block of Horseshoe Road. Authorities said the driver lost control and the vehicle rolled over several times until coming to rest after hitting a tree in a yard on the 1000 blk Horseshoe Road.
The boy, Labarron Wright, was killed in the crash, according to authorities, who said he was one of nine people in the vehicle.