Aimee Michael Gets 36 Years for Easter Sunday Crash Deaths

Sandra Rose November 4, 2010

Aimee Michael was sentenced to 36 years in prison for causing a horrific crash that claimed the lives of 5 people including 3 children.

Prosecutor Tanya Miller revealed Friday what the judge had kept from the jurors at trial: Police found a weed joint in the ashtray of the BMW and it had Aimee Michael’s DNA on it.

Her mother, Shiela, previously pleaded guilty to helping her daughter cover up the crime and hindering her apprehension. She will serve 8 years behind bars. Both women will serve their time in the same prison.

The 24-year-old woman who fled the scene after causing a crash that killed five people on Easter 2009 will be pushing 60 when she gets out of prison.

During a tearful hearing Friday where many invoked God to explain the tragedy, Aimee Michael was given a 50-year sentence. A judge ordered her to to serve 36 years in prison with the rest on probation.

In a rare show of emotion, Judge Kimberly M. Esmond Adams, her voice wavering and her eyes filling with tears, said she believed that the children became angels at the moment of death. A former prosecutor, she said this case was the hardest she’d ever dealt with.

I wonder if they shed any tears for the lives that were lost — not just theirs.

FloridaChick813

God these pics are making me feel bad for her, but she got exactly what she deserved. She showed no remorse for the people she killed
lakercrazy

told yall she was on somthing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U942ZUY7aek OHoney

“I wonder if they shed any tears for the lives that were lost — not just theirs.”
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I’m sure they did…
Man, I just don’t care™

The good ol State of Georgia…
lakercrazy

this chit i don’t feel sorry for her she had to be speeding on somthign for the dam cars to blow up so she got wat she deserved
lakercrazy

i have to admit tho i do feel sorry for her when i see these pics and she is crying
@flo she apologize to the fam members
Danielle84

Georgia don’t play!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCtrmbuSKpQ ChaCha

Well hopefully she and her mom can remain together for comfort sake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U942ZUY7aek OHoney

I just read the archive stories from this crash……..horrible
MzTee

I have no sympathy for Aimee or her mother. What they did was selfish, inhumane and calculated. They didn’t cry for the victims’ lives Aimee ended, so Aimee shouldn’t be shedding tears now.

I think the sentence is too light. Old girl should be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
FloridaChick813

@Laker, I’m glad she apologized, but the fact that she saw what she caused and then just drove home??? All she was worried about was getting caught!
CivilEngineer

Sad situation all around

SN: her and her mom look old as dirt
FloridaChick813

I think the sentence is too light. Old girl should be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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I actually agree with this!
https://sandrarose.com Sandra Rose

ChaCha says:

Well hopefully she and her mom can remain together for comfort sake
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I just found out on Twitter that the mom is only getting 3 years, 5 years probation. Good. I was worried about who was going to take care of her elderly mother.
FloridaChick813

HEYYY CIVIL!
Man, I just don’t care™

@CIVIL
“her and her mom look old as dirt”
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I think it’s the glasses for the daughter and the all around ugliness of the mother that gives that appearance to them.
Danielle84

Don’t shoot me but I kinda feel the judgement was too harsh. Don’t get me wrong she deserves to go to prision for a long time but 50 years? Yikes! I think she was scared but she should have stayed on the scene and her mother shouldn’t have tried to cover it up but I don’t believe she did this purposely. That girl has 5 bodies on her conscious for life and that is alot to deal with alone unless she’s evil. I’ve seen people purposely murder someone and get less time than that. Only in the South!
FloridaChick813

I was worried about who was going to take care of her elderly mother.

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Well apparently she wasnt too worried about who was gonna take care of her
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

Where is Man with all his evidence of them taking hair samples and chit -I knew the bish had to be under the influence of something because she immediately fled the scene and y was the marijuana cigarette still in the ash tray almost 10 days later – Aimee was just to negligent and unsafe for society all of her actions prove SELF CENTERED and UNREMORSEFUL…
metnwt

This is just a tragedy! No one wins and everyone has lost! May God bless all families involved!
FloridaChick813

The glasses are hideous!
brucebaner1

Those are tears for herself………this is a tough situation but she took many lives, at least when she’s 50 something she has something to look forward to. Can’t say the same for everyone that died….
Torae

She deserves EVERY single year that was handed to her. No sympathy for this killer.
ardentphotog

:waving: Bye Aimee
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

that is alot to deal with alone unless she’s evil.
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Very good question and I won’t judge but that question could be broke down layer by layer….
babygirlt34

@ Auntie I just found out on Twitter that the mom is only getting 3 years, 5 years probation. Good. I was worried about who was going to take care of her elderly mother.
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I read on the ajc ( I know, I know) that the mom got 8 and will have to do 5 with 3 on probation… all around it’s a very sad situation. If you think about it, she will probably end up in there the rest of her life. 36 years is a long time, even at her age, 24, she’ll be 60 years old when she gets out. I blame her for leaving the scene, but I hold her mother accountable too! Where were their morals? After watching the news they both knew what happened, and I honestly think if they could have gotten away with it, to this day it would be unknown who cause the accident.
It’s like they threw a rock and because no one saw them actually do it, they weren’t going to admit to it. God forgives and we should too, but they had NO intention of coming forward on their own, 10 days they hid, and then took it a step further and tried to repair the damage… Knowing this I’m not in between. I’ll just pray for all involved.
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

Those are tears for herself
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That’s how I feel I don’t think she is really upset at her actions but getting caught for her actions!
ELove

I NEVER THOUGHT I would see a picture of a Mother & Daughter in Jail-House GEAR and… NOT Feel ANY Sympathy or Sadness for THEM (THIS IS KRAZY…)

@OHoney
Yeah… That Crash Info (When I FIRST Read It…) JUST HORRIFIC !!!
Danielle84

Oops 36 years don’t know where I got 50 from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrBy3vXwZ_E Str8Cpt

I get the cold hearted I’m a bytch vibe from her
Man, I just don’t care™

@DANIELLE
“Don’t shoot me but I kinda feel the judgement was too harsh. Don’t get me wrong she deserves to go to prision for a long time but 50 years? Yikes! I think she was scared but she should have stayed on the scene and her mother shouldn’t have tried to cover it up but I don’t believe she did this purposely. That girl has 5 bodies on her conscious for life and that is alot to deal with alone unless she’s evil. I’ve seen people purposely murder someone and get less time than that. Only in the South!
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No matter what way you cut it, this was an accident compiled with a poor decision (to cover it up) made out of fear. Hit men for the mafia didn’t get 36 years.

If you agree with 36 years for an accident I guess the next thing you goin say is Rodney King deserved every lick too. SMH.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt5ghXdq6Z0 kingstonn

@ Flo, I see a lot of chicks here wearing those. Thank god i’m not trendy.
Danielle84

FloridaChick813 says:

The glasses are hideous!
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They really are! lol
Ms. Thickness

SHE KNEW SHE WAS GOING TO JAIL THATS WHY SHE GOT HER HAIR DONE…I THINK IT WOULD BE WORSE IF THEY WERE IN SEPERATE FACILITIES.
candibfly

*passes out* it ain’t time to go yet? damn!
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

I get the cold hearted I’m a bytch vibe from her
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I do too that’s y I’m really trying to keep quiet on the matter but I don’t see a caring soul behind her blank stare –
FloridaChick813

and I honestly think if they could have gotten away with it, to this day it would be unknown who cause the accident.

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Man, I just don’t care™

@CHOCO
“Where is Man with all his evidence of them taking hair samples and chit -I knew the bish had to be under the influence of something because she immediately fled the scene and y was the marijuana cigarette still in the ash tray almost 10 days later – Aimee was just to negligent and unsafe for society all of her actions prove SELF CENTERED and UNREMORSEFUL…”
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THEY DID PULL HAIR SAMPLES (or swabbed her mouth)! How you think they matched the DNA (allegedly)??
Mamacita

I knew there was something to her leaving the scene!!!! She was probably high. That would not have looked good. People talking about she left because her emotions got the best of her!! Hell no! People run because they DON’T WANT TO GET CAUGHT!
Shauny

I remember this story AND the followup story about the cover up so it’s hard for me to have any sympathy for her because she seemed to have no sympathy for the victims. I mean who can hear that they’ve killed multiple people…CHILDREN and just bounce and go with your life until you get caught…who does that?

I do feel a bit for the mother because I know as a mom she would do anything for her child but she made the wrong choice in trying to cover this up. She should’ve made her turn herself in. There is no way she could’ve gotten away with this.
candibfly

a dude chopped up two bodies and dumped them, they found the legs and torso and he ain’t even get 50 years.
http://twitter.com/jaysreallife jay Bee

WOW! sad all around…

I hope im neva dealt her cards, u neva know when traveling the highways, but i wouldn of ran from the scene

I believe that killed her credibility and trying to repair the car

It was an accident, she should of stay put and allowed police the survey the scene

but i know its easier said then done right, but hope im neva dealt this hand….Lord help us!
FloridaChick813

Thank God @kingstonn, them sh.its = UGLY!!!!

@Candi, your day creeping by too??? I just noticed its ONLY 2:50 – WTF?????????
avidreader

She should of got the whole 50 years and her mother should of got more time also! I’m tired of seeing her with those darn glasses on looking like a bookworm!:bye:
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

PPL she broke more than one law so perhaps the 36 years is a compilation of her time for every charge she was charged with not just for murder, fleeing the scene, the cover up , she did more than just have a car accident panic and leave the scene – Her thoughts were very clear I fukd up now I gotta cover up!
Man, I just don’t care™

Lookin at the daughter’s glasses, could she even SEE well enough to drive in the first place? She look like she two blinks from being blind.
FloridaChick813

People run because they DON’T WANT TO GET CAUGHT!

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Period!
candibfly

@flo i’m bout to smack the piss out someone just to have something to do! i’m bout to scroll thru my phone and start flirtin (i’ll prob regret this later)
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

I hope im neva dealt her cards,
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Ditto on this I to not ever be directly or indirectly involved in tragedy….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt5ghXdq6Z0 kingstonn

@ Man,
pinky2083

bytch.
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

Im still confused at how they could watch all the tragedy on the news unfold and not feel inclined to turn themselves in I mean this makes them both seem evil imo
AWESOME ARSENAL

They should’ve just gave her one night of rehabilitation with Beef Supreme….
candibfly

that’s how my lenses look but i don’t have tv screen size frames
FloridaChick813

@Candi, your def. gonna regret it later.

Off topic: One of my sis’s friends texted her && I texted him back. Some how I ended up saying something about s3x and now he’s talking s3xually to her and she’s p*ssed. Talkin about “I’ve been talkin to him for a year and he never talked like this til YOU opened the door. You are to NEVER play in my phone again!”

Me >>> “my bad”
FloridaChick813

Choco says:

I hope im neva dealt her cards,
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Ditto on this I to not ever be directly or indirectly involved in tragedy….

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DITTO ALL THAT!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U942ZUY7aek OHoney

candibfly says:
that’s how my lenses look but i don’t have tv screen size frames
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Phrozen1der

Jesus Wept…
Man, I just don’t care™

@CANDI
” i’m bout to scroll thru my phone and start flirtin (i’ll prob regret this later)”
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NOOOOOOOOO!
RichardDonaldJones

Its easy to throw stones at the pair but this is a tragedy on so many levels. I am in Ohio and reading the AJC it doesn’t relate if the accident itself was caused by her being under the influence or if the sentence was more about her leaving the scene and covering up the crime. And if they were covering up the crime ..why??? was she drinking that night
Danielle84

candibfly says:

a dude chopped up two bodies and dumped them, they found the legs and torso and he ain’t even get 50 years.
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candibfly

why not? ain’t like i’m gettin emails

ughhhh now i have to go to a meeting. who invented work? sh1t is overrated! *flips over dept. of labor*
FloridaChick813

One of my co-workers house burnt down. His wife was cooking and the gas stove exploded, she’s in a drug induced coma, 26% of his body is burnt up, so he’s in the hospital as well. Amazingly though, he was able to get the children out safely. I’ve been worried sick about him and his wife though. They are collecting money here for donations. They lost everything!! Sadly though, I think it will be a miracle if his wife makes it!
ELove

@Danielle
To ME… This isn’t a COMPARISON Crime to be used as an example for sentencing REGARDING Murderers (And Such…)

The MERIT of Conscious ACTIONS done by Her Along With Her Mother was PURPOSELY THOUGHT OUT & PLANNED TO DETAIL in the SOLE PURPOSE of getting away with something that Directly & TRAGICALLY ENDED Multiple LIVES !!! That in itself should WARRANT THE MAX on Anything IMO
CFREE

Aimee was on that KUSH
Man, I just don’t care™

@CANDI

I was waitin on you to respond to me.
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

@Man
Imma need u to MAN UP and really go after Candi and get the job done all these subliminal flirts are LIKE DAMMMIT MAN DO IT ALREADY

Now back to programming!
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

That in itself should WARRANT THE MAX on Anything IMO
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I mean come on these woman plotted on how to get away with murder I’m sure the shock wore off as soon at that GTFOH!
Shauny

Countless people are sentenced to life in prision and DEATH for killing one person too. It goes both ways.

She didn’t even get 10yrs per victim AND she had other charges on top of that. I think she got a break personally
candibfly

i did :coffe: 18 hours ago
FloridaChick813

I think she got off easy too @Shauny
Danielle84

@ ELove

Hey E! I get what your saying but I can’t honestly believe this was done purposely. Yes she was DEAD WRONG for leaving the scene and her mother was even more wrong for trying to cover this up. I just think she was scared and acted out of fear. I’m not taking up for her by any means my heart goes out to the family of the 5 victims. I just think the sentence is way too harsh.
LadyLew

Sentence is pretty harsh but her actions were too!
ALBoy

Whats up I think sometimes the wrong people are made an example of. I fell for her and i for all the families envolved
Milan Millian

Wow no words for this one but her life and her victims lives changed instantly…just wow
Shauny

WOW @Flo I my prayers go out to your co worker and his family. I hope she pulls through.
http://myspace.com/thegameoncw Bird

Danielle84 says:

Don’t shoot me but I kinda feel the judgement was too harsh. Don’t get me wrong she deserves to go to prision for a long time but 50 years?
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I agree. 1st degree murderers don’t do this much time. It was a horrific accident that she caused. 20 years would more than suffice.
Phrozen1der

Her mother has probably been sweeping her mess under a rug for years, and it has finally caught up to them both. It’s unfortunate that she has to lose her life too…But for such a MALICIOUS and EGREGIOUS act such as this where there was no emotional afterthought then she does deserve punishment.How long, I cannot say..I’m not judge/jury and executioner of any man…..
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

Sadly though, I think it will be a miracle if his wife makes it!
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I believe in Miracles so I she recovers and makes it!
FloridaChick813

Thank Shauny

@Choco, I believe in miracles as well. However I’ve seen a friend burnt up in a house fire before. They put them in a drug induced coma because it would be extremely too painful for them to be awake. She’s been in the coma since like 10/25 But yet & still, I pray for them constantly!
Princess Smarty-Pants

I’m bothered that Aimee looks like the pregnant chick from Cocoa’s pregnant-stanky-leg gravi yesterday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCtrmbuSKpQ ChaCha

FloridaChick813 says:

The glasses are hideous!

At All…THOSE ARE PRISON ISSUED GLASSES…SADLY I KNOW TO MUCH ABOUT THEM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt5ghXdq6Z0 kingstonn

@ Flo, That’s crazy! And gas stoves are supposed to be safer than electric. I hope they’re okay..
DapisDaShizz

@Flo your new name is phone freak
http://www.thesifirm.com securityone

Choco says:

PPL she broke more than one law so perhaps the 36 years is a compilation of her time for every charge she was charged with not just for murder, fleeing the scene, the cover up , she did more than just have a car accident panic and leave the scene – Her thoughts were very clear I fukd up now I gotta cover up
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BEAUTIFUL AND SMART. You are right Choco, people don’t understand that she killed 5 people, 3 of them children. Historically people get more jail time for killing children. She’s lucky she only got 36 years.
FloridaChick813

Exactly @kingstonn, arent they pushing gas stoves more now because they are supposed to be better for the environment

@Dap, I didnt even do anything LOL
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

She’s been in the coma since like 10/25
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Yeah BUT GOD is the RULER of ALL THINGS so I will leave in his hands would hate to see a family lose the MOTHER or any family member for that matter – I feel you on keepn it real tho
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

BEAUTIFUL AND SMART.
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Thank you – my fantasy Hubby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt5ghXdq6Z0 kingstonn

“But for such a MALICIOUS and EGREGIOUS act such as this where there was no emotional afterthought then she does deserve punishment.”

Preach Phrozen. I like your use of words

@ Flo, I grew up on an island and all we had were gas stoves. Just in case of hurricane, the stove will still be on. But that’s really really scary..
ms.truth

Thank God she’ll never be able to drive again.

I kinda felt bad for her when I watched her apology…that was until I saw this heffa had a green cigar in the car 10 days after the accident and been smoking green badly since her teens. She lost that good girl first time with me.
allwrightyden

She got what she deserved. She’ll be out when she’s 60, but those five people she killed will never see 60.

#Seriously
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

this heffa had a green cigar in the car 10 days after the accident and been smoking green badly since her teens
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And this is still all we know who know what else has been kept out of the public ear – cuz I’m telling you chick look like she is also on some type of medz
Daisy

I would venture to say she cried more tears than anybody will ever know regarding this whole matter. I will continue to keep all parties involved in my prayers.

We don’t know when she smoked the blunt.

I wish Oprah would interview her and her mother. Again I say there are no winners in this very tragic heartbreaking case

God bless them all
http://charactercorner.blogspot.com attorneymom

RIP Soror Delisia Carter, Robert Carter, Ethan Carter, Kayla Lemons and Morgan Johnson.

I followed this story extensively on Character Corner. In fact, I have a video of Soror Delisia speaking at a conference posted today on my blog for you to review.

I am glad that Aimee Michael finally showed some remorse. She has a heavy burden to live with for the rest of her life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpE9GpqBD60 Ace

(From previous post on topic)
Ace says:

Wow…i just realized this post brought the number munchin nerd out of me…ok i’ll summarize and i will refuse to come back in here…bah hate when i let him out like that…

Concurrent Min = 8yrs
Consecutive Min = 25yrs
Concurrent Max = 38yrs
Consecutive Max = 93yrs

she rejected a plea of 50yrs which from looking at the spread was a good move

I feel she gets somewhere in-between the 25-38yr range.

ok no more numbers from me…
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It appear she got VERY close to Concurrent MAXIMUM sentence…actually its pretty dead on if you don’t give her max time for the misdemeanors she was also charged with…

I shouldn’t know this stuff…but oh well..

I’m threw chasin ya’ll if you need me email me aceswildnc @ gmail . com tired of being left in abandoned posts….
http://chokolatemilk.blogspot.com Choco

@Ace
No one is leaving I’m post hopping my damnself….
Jessie

I believe this was an accident caused by a very scared young woman who made a very bad decision to drive off followed by a bad decision to cover it up. I hate to see her go to prison for that long. I hate to see her mom go also. But, I cannot imagine the pain the familes have suffered because of her bad decisions. Always stay at the scence of an accident until the cops arrive. In Georgia it’s the law even if you are not the cause of the accident. It’s very tempting to run from something when we are afraid, but we have to think about other’s lives and if there is anything we can do to help those that are injured. Nobody wins in this situation. Everybody loses. Everybody. I hope the families can begin to put the pieces of their lives back together.
Ms. Thickness

I THOUGHT SHE WANTED TO LOOK LIKE T.I. WITH THEM GLASSES ON…YA’LL SURE SHE NOT CRYING CAUSE THEM THICK LENSES BURNIN HER EYES.
Starr

Daisy says:

I would venture to say she cried more tears than anybody will ever know regarding this whole matter. I will continue to keep all parties involved in my prayers.

We don’t know when she smoked the blunt.

I wish Oprah would interview her and her mother. Again I say there are no winners in this very tragic heartbreaking case

God bless them all
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I always luv your perspective. The whole thing is tragic.

I think her faith was doomed when she fled, and even more so when she tried to cover it up.

I think she acted out of fear. I’d like to think I’d turn myself if i did something wrong. I can say that easily cuz I’ve never done anythign wrong. Never been in a situation like remotely close to that. But I also don’t wanna go to Jail either. 5 bodies on your hands…thats heavy to carry in jail or outside of jail.
dopedillema

O.K. so if u r driving over the speedlimit to get to the babysitter before it closes or get to work on time. maybe driving 50mph in a 35. And you cause a crash thus killing people. That is also WRECKLESS driving cause of the amount of speed. the DA decides to make you an example. Less we forget, this could have been anyone of us driving wreckless for any good reason. bad judgement after the crash yes. so many people are condemning this young girl like they have never made mistakes. she does not deserve to spend 36 years in prison.
http://mylifeinthesun782.blogspot.com Ms. Everything

Hven’t read the comments yet but i said on the post Sandra had up before that she was under the influence and that’s why she ran… anyway this girl needs help and it makes me sick to think about what those babies went through
chase

The time she got was pretty justified imo. A guy in my area just got about the same time for a very similar accident. She was charged w/ driving reckless as well as vehicular homicide and a few other things. Considering all of that I say she got what she deserved, no crooked system here.

R.I.P. to Delisia Carter, Robert Carter, Ethan Carter, Kayla Lemons and Morgan Johnson.
ms.truth

The jury and judge spoke on this situation. That’s why we have a judicial system. Life ain’t fair. But neither is her killing 5 people. At least she still has a life. It’s up to her now how she handle her life these next 36 yrs. If she asked for forgiveness, then she’s forgiven just like everyone who asks. Just because she’s sorry doesn’t cancel out her consequences.
Redeemed777

“…Just because she’s sorry doesn’t cancel out her consequences.”

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Somebody need to tell this ^^^^^^ to that knuckle head called T.I.

He wanna quote Bible after the fact, but when he is cheating on Tiny, controlling Tiny, doing drugs, lying, and all that stuff, he ain’t concerned about what the Bible says then.
Suga Foot

dopedillema says:

O.K. so if u r driving over the speedlimit to get to the babysitter before it closes or get to work on time. maybe driving 50mph in a 35. And you cause a crash thus killing people. That is also WRECKLESS driving cause of the amount of speed. the DA decides to make you an example. Less we forget, this could have been anyone of us driving wreckless for any good reason. bad judgement after the crash yes. so many people are condemning this young girl like they have never made mistakes. she does not deserve to spend 36 years in prison.

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I have so many mixed feelings about this situation. I was stuck in the traffic the day of this accident. By the time I was able to pass the scene, the burned car was still there. I later found out what happened. I know mistakes happen and we can all have bad judgement calls, but it still bothers me that not only did she leave the scene, she tried to cover up the whole incident (along with her mother). I don’t know what’s a good sentence for this situation and I wouldn’t want to make that call, but 5 people were killed as a result of her “simsatke” and subsequent actions.
Suga Foot

**mistake**
http://mylifeinthesun782.blogspot.com Ms. Everything

Read some not all the comments and she is not getting 36 years on account of the ‘accident’ which yes could’ve happened to any of us who drive. She got 5 counts of vehicular homicide, 1 count of attempted, 1 count of tampering with evidence and some other charges as well. Her downfall was what happened after the accident because I honestly believe that had she waited and acted responsibly she would have been given a much shorter sentence and likely been given probation. Its a horrible thing that’s happening to her but it could have been prevented
BigCityGirl

I don’t know what the HELL they were thinking…Maybe BOTH of them were on something…because ONE of them should have felt bad enough to call the police after seeing the news clips! They both look OLD because thats what guilt does to you..it eats away at you. I thought about how I would feel if it was one of my entire family that she killed…justice was served! She and her mother are still breathing…can’t say the same for the five victims….:pray:
Phrozen1der

@Kingstonn I had to put them degrees to use just then..

@AttorneyMom a Soror died during this wreck??? WOW…rest “Beyond the Wall” Soror…
Peachizz

Thee other day,I commented on this matter and that is all I will say.. What about The elderly mother/grandmother? Sandra can you take her in?
Genia

36 years is a lot…but It’s 36 years of ‘LIVING” ……she will leave there with life still ahead of her. She showed no emotion during the trial….never apologized to the surviving victims before today’s statement and turned down a plea deal from the Public Defender’s office that would have given her the same sentence as her mother.

The mother was wrong…but we can at least empathize with the fact she also went into protect my child mode. Neither one of them had a record before this, and we know that this child didn’t set out to intentionally cause the tragedies. Perhaps it will be a good faith gesture on the side of the courts to allow them to go to the same facility.

Good night SR FAMILY…may the angels of heaven encircle all your loved ones for yet another day of God’s Grace!!!
http://myspace.com/dannyblaq dblaq

What she did was selfish but I think the 36 years are just. Yes, there were 5 people that died but she didn’t intend to kill them. It wasn’t like that she said they are in my way so I will just kill them. She drove just like how majority of people drive in Atlanta every single day. Most likely she was trying to get where ever she had to go and thought that the world belonged to her, again like many other people in the city and probably on this board.

What made it ugly is that she fled the scene and tried to getaway with it. They found a blunt in the car and most likely she ran home to mama and mama told her what to do instead of telling her to turn herself in. Selfish people do sh!t like that, they are more concerned what will happen to them than to other people. There a millions around here. If she wouldn’t have fled and stayed at the scene. She may have only received traffic violations, involuntary vehicular homocide or something around that nature and maybe do 2 or something years at the most with lots of probation and community service. Especially that she is not a criminal.

Saying all of this, I think that justice was served, she gets out in 36 years she will be damn near 60 years old, she won’t have kids, husband, majority of her life is lost and I think that is a hard pill to swallow, knowing that you that you didn’t get live but you are still alive, so basically you may feel like you have no purpose.
http://smokiesays.blogspot.com/ Smokie

No winners in this. There but for the Grace of God, go I…..
pointhimout

heart aches for her mom. give that lady probation or something. awful, awful story.
Daisy

@Smokie you better

I think she was in shock/denial and more than likely was advised by her legal counsel not to apologize until today (not saying that it was right). People proccess things differently right wrong or indifferent.

@star thanks
ySoSerious

Cold-hearted cowards got off lucky imo.
jazzyiest

For those that actually went to the source and read the entire article I have to believe that the judge and I are pure clones of one another. She said everything that I said a day or so ago. She, like myself, was most disgusted with the mother b/c like she said the mother failed her child.

Judge Adams said she scoured the recesses of her soul to picture a scenario where she would abandon what’s right just to protect her own child. Need I testify in here??? I said the exact same thing. What’s wrong is WRONG no matter who it is and be it my mama, daddy or brother I wouldn’t be an accomplice for ANYONE.

And like the judge and I both seem to feel. What kind of mother could repeatedly watch news report after news report about these dead people and know they’re looking for your child and you do nothing?!?!?!?

I would have thrown the book at the mother just as she did and I believe that Aimees sentence was dead on too.

This should be a lesson to all of us that we need to do better in all aspects of our lives. Like the judge said fatal accidents happen all of the time but what you do after the accident is what counts. This is such a sad case for everyone involved.