Courtney Pandolfi had three previous DUI convictions when she got behind the wheel of her white Jeep SUV on Aug. 11, 2020 and jumped the curb onto an Anaheim sidewalk, killing Yesenia Aguilar, who was eight months pregnant at the time.
Courtney Fritz Pandolfi, a repeat DUI driver convicted of murder in the death of Yesenia Aguilar, who was eight months pregnant at the time, was sentenced on Friday.Pandolfi was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. The couple's infant daughter miraculously survived the crash after being delivered through an emergency C-section following Aguilar's death. The little girl, now three years old, joined her father in the Santa Ana courtroom Friday.
The 44-year-old was under the influence of a drug cocktail, including cocaine, methamphetamine and morphine, when she hit and killed Aguilar."This was not an accident. This is a woman who made a habit of driving while high. She was warned over and over again about the dangers of her actions," said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer.
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