A tragic incident occurred in western Michigan that led to the sentencing of a woman to up to five years in prison. The crash, which resulted in the drowning of her three young sons, happened when her SUV plunged into an ice-covered pond. Leticia Gonzales, 31, pleaded no contest in August to charges of operating while intoxicated causing serious injury and three misdemeanor charges of a moving violation causing death. The judge sentenced her to a minimum of two years and a maximum of five years after she expressed her remorse and survivor’s guilt in court. Read more about the sentencing on WOOD.
According to Ottawa County police, the accident occurred on February 17, 2022, when Gonzales lost control of her SUV, veered off the road, jumped a curb, and rolled into an ice-covered retention pond in Holland Township. Tragically, her three sons, Jerome III, 4, Jeremiah, 3, and Josiah, 1, drowned while strapped into their child-restraint seats. Gonzales managed to escape with minor injuries. Police determined that she was impaired by methadone, a medication used for drug addiction treatment and pain relief, as she had taken two doses on the morning of the fatal crash. Circuit Court Judge Jon Hulsing stated that while Gonzales expressed remorse, her pattern of drug use posed a significant danger to her children, ultimately resulting in their tragic deaths.
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