Monica Leigh Major was found guilty in Pittsylvania County Circuit Court on Wednesday of felonious and willful manslaughter while intoxicated in the crash that killed her daughter.
She faces up to 20 years for the June 23, 2007, accident that killed her daughter, 5-year-old Jasmine Major.
Sentencing is scheduled for 10 a.m. today in Pittsylvania County Circuit Court.
According to the Virginia State Police, the child was a passenger in a Ford Explorer being driven by Monica Leigh Major at the time of the accident. Jasmine was not wearing a seat belt.
The vehicle ran off the right side of the road, struck a guard-rail, went airborne for 200 to 300 feet before striking an embankment and overturning. Officials haven’t released the reason for the vehicle running off the side of the road.
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