The drunken aunt who killed two of her nieces, one of whom was decapitated in a horrific car crash, will serve just two years in prison as part of a plea deal.
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 is said to have veered off the road and hit the curb before sweeping aside trees and hitting a light pole and wall before colliding head-on with a large palm tree.
Kaleah Sharelle Manning, 23, (left) may have to serve just two years in prison as part of a plea deal for killing her two nieces in a horror crash due to speeding and disability
Manning, the young girl’s aunt, killed two of her nieces and left one decapitated when she lost control of a 2004 Honda Odyssey van on December 11, 2022.
Manning faces a possible prison sentence of two to 40 years as part of the plea agreement. Manning’s term could be doubled because of the two counts
Her sister, Raenysa Washington, was in the car with her two young children at the time of the incident – neither of whom were 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 around 9:15 p.m.
Earlier this year, Manning pleaded guilty to two counts of drunken driving resulting in death, and Washington pleaded guilty to two counts of child abuse.
Manning faces a possible prison sentence of two to 40 years as part of the plea agreement. Manning’s term could be doubled because of the two counts.
Both women are awaiting sentencing in June after being released on bail.
Manning reportedly “slurped” 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. Police 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 death. 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 on the ground before trampling her in the aftermath of the incident.
Rose died at the scene, while Taylor was rushed to University Medical Center but ultimately succumbed to her injuries.
Both women were rushed to hospital, where they were handcuffed to their beds while they recovered from their initially critical injuries.
North Las Vegas Police Officer Alexander Cuevas announced that both women are facing multiple charges in connection with the deaths at the time.
Manning and Washington lived at the same address with the two little girls, with their mother facing two counts of neglect and endangerment resulting in death.
Their aunt, Manning, faced three charges of driving under the influence resulting in substantial bodily harm or death, and is also accused of driving with a suspended license and no proof of insurance.
Manning also faces two counts of child neglect/endangerment resulting in death, two counts of operating a vehicle without child restraints and failure to maintain a lane.
Little Taylor, three, and Rose Wilmer, two, were both killed in the crash on Scott Robinson Boulevard around 9:15 p.m.
Gruesome photos show the van was badly damaged. Police reports indicate that both girls were not in child car seats that night of the incident
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 it 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 drunk, adding: ‘When she got out of the car she just stepped on the baby and walked to the grass.
“She got out of the car and casually stepped on the baby.”
Gruesome photos show the van was badly damaged. Police reports indicate that both girls were not in child car seats that night of the incident.
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.’