Woman sentenced in fatal 2021 crash, pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter
A woman was sentenced Feb. 21 in connection with a fatal 2021 northeast Austin crash that involved multiple vehicles.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman was sentenced Feb. 21 in connection with a fatal 2021 northeast Austin crash that involved multiple vehicles.
According to Travis County court documents, 39-year-old Octavia Scales pleaded guilty to intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle, a second-degree felony. She was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison.
Documents showed she would receive a jail credit of 69 days toward her sentence.
The sentence was in connection with the death of 46-year-old Latesha Washington which occurred May 17, 2021.
As of Wednesday, Scales remained booked into the Travis County jail.