LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor is calling a Las Vegas woman's guilty plea to second-degree murder and driving under the influence of marijuana in a fatal crash a first in the state.
Aylin Alderette admitted Tuesday in state court that she caused the high-speed crash Aug. 31 that killed an 8-year-old boy and badly injured his parents last month in Las Vegas.
The charge means her actions were outrageously reckless but not intentional.
The 25-year-old Alderette faces more than 10 years in state prison at sentencing Nov. 13. She also uses the name Alvarez-Perez.
Her lawyer, Warren Geller, said she sent a letter to family members expressing her remorse for the crash that killed Levi Echenique and injured his parents, Briejet and Jose Echenique.
Prosecutor Eric Bauman says other motorists could face similar charge in similar cases.