Alethea Lee arraigned after Sacramento mother killed, children hurt in suspected DUI crash
SACRAMENTO — A suspected drunk driver who police say struck a woman and her two children while they were walking in Sacramento's Pocket neighborhood was arraigned in court on Tuesday.
Alethea Fatice Lee, 26, was charged with felony vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, DUI causing injury and other charges related to the November 30 collision.
It happened shortly after 6 p.m. along Pocket Road right in front of the children's school. Sacramento police said Lee lost control of the vehicle, causing it to travel onto the sidewalk and hit the family.
All three victims were transported to an area hospital. The mother, who has since been identified as 39-year-old Amanda Megan Shedd, died from her injuries on December 3. The two children's injuries were not life-threatening.
Lee suffered non-life-threatening injuries when her vehicle rolled over.
Lee's bail was set at $450,000. As of Friday, December 8, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said she was no longer in custody after posting bail.