Woman to be sentenced for DUI crash in Lake Elsinore that resulted in woman's death

MURRIETA - A probationer whose drunken driving triggered a two-car crash near Lake Elsinore that killed an 18-year-old woman is slated to be sentenced today at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta.

Theresa Jean Estes, 53, pleaded guilty on Dec. 12 to DUI gross vehicular manslaughter for the death five days before of Lake Elsinore resident Ashleigh Brooks.

The defense made the plea directly to Riverside County Superior Court Judge Michael Rushton, without negotiating with the District Attorney's Office. Rushton today could impose a sentence of up to 25 years to life in prison.

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