The drunk driver aunt who killed two of her nieces – leaving one decapitated in a horror car crash may serve just two years in prison as part of a plea bargain.
Kaleah Sharelle Manning, 23, lost control of a 2004 Honda Odyssey van on December 11, 2022, killing her two nieces, due to speeding and impairment.
Manning’s blood alcohol level was found to be 0.191, more than twice the legal limit in Nevada.
She allegedly veered off the road and struck the curb before sideswiping trees and striking a light pole and wall, before colliding head-on with a large palm tree.
Kaleah Sharelle Manning, 23, (left) may serve just two years in prison as part of a plea bargain for killing her two nieces in a horror crash due to speeding and impairment
Manning, the young girl’s aunt, killed two of her nieces – leaving one decapitated when she lost control of a 2004 Honda Odyssey van on December 11, 2022
Manning faces a potential sentence of two to 40 years in prison as part of the plea agreement. Manning’s term could be doubled due to the two counts
Her sister, Raenysa Washington, was in the car with her two young children at the time of the incident – both of whom were not in car seats as required by Nevada law.
Little Taylor, three, and Rose Wilmer, two, were both killed in the crash on Scott Robinson Boulevard at around 9.15pm.
Earlier this year, Manning admitted guilt to two counts of DUI resulting in death, and Washington confessed to two counts of child abuse.
Manning faces a potential sentence of two to 40 years in prison as part of the plea agreement. Manning’s term could be doubled due to the two counts.
Both women are awaiting sentencing in June after being released on bond.
Manning was reportedly ‘slurring’ her words and had a ‘strong odor of alcohol coming from her mouth every time she ‘opened it to speak’ according to Las Vegas police. Cops also said her eyes were bloodshot, and she kept repeating herself.
Raenysa Clydette-Glenn Washington (right) the girl’s mother and Kaleah Sharelle Manning (left) have both been charged in connection with the toddler’s deaths. Manning was drunk behind the wheel at the time of the collision
Witnesses claim they saw an ‘intoxicated’ woman drop the body of one of the girls to the floor before trampling on her in the aftermath of the incident.
Rose died at the scene, while Taylor was rushed to the University Medical Center but eventually succumb to her injuries.
Both women were rushed to hospital, where they were handcuffed to their beds while recovering from their injuries, which were critical at first.
North Las Vegas Police Department officer Alexander Cuevas announced that both women are facing multiple charges in connection with the deaths at the time.
Manning and Washington lived together at the same address with the two little girls, with their mother facing two counts of neglect and endangerment, which resulted in death.
Their aunt, Manning, faced three counts of DUI resulting in substantial bodily harm or death and is also accused of driving with a suspended license and having no proof of insurance.
Manning also faces two counts of child neglect/endangerment resulting in death, two counts of operating a vehicle without child safety restraints, and failure to maintain a travel lane.
Little Taylor, three, and Rose Wilmer, two, were both killed in the crash on Scott Robinson Boulevard at around 9.15pm
Horrific photos show that the van was heavily damaged, with police reports revealing that night of the incident, both girls were not in children’s car seats
Tributes have been paid to the ‘beautiful and smart’ little girls by their father who said the crash was ‘something that should never have happened’
Isaac Garcia told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that it ‘shocked’ him and ‘broke his heart’ because she just ‘left the baby there’.
Another teenage witness said the woman appeared to be drunk, adding: ‘When she was getting out of the car, she just stepped on the baby and walked to the grass.
‘She got out of the car, and stepped on the baby, like nonchalant.’
Horrific photos show that the van was heavily damaged, with police reports revealing that night of the incident, both girls were not in children’s car seats.
Tavon Wilmer, 22, the girl’s father, said the crash was ‘something that should never have happened.’
He added: ‘My girls were beautiful, smart girls.’