A September 2016 crash has resulted in a New Jersey woman being sentenced to five years in prison in the death of a pedestrian that prosecutors said occurred as the driver was texting.
Alexandra Mansonet, 51, of Keansburg, NJ was convicted of vehicular homicide last fall.
Mansonet rear-ended another car that struck Yuwen Wang, 39, while crossing a street on a break from her nearby job. Ms. Wang died five-days later.
Despite Mansonet’s attorney indicating plans to appeal, New Jersey Superior Court Judge David Bauman denied a request on Aug. 21 in Vicinage 9 Superior Court in Freehold, N.J. to allow her to remain free pending an appeal.
“Imprisonment is not passive deterrence as the defendant argues. It serves as a clarion call to stop texting and driving before the next person dies senselessly because of someone’s reckless and selfish behavior,” he said.
