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White Mountain Apache woman sentenced over DUI death





A woman from the White Mountain Apache Tribe of Arizona was sentenced in connection with a drunken driving incident.

Adrienne Lee Shipp, 19, was sentenced to 108 months for involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. A federal jury convicted her for the death of a 5-year-old girl and for injuries to the girl's 4-year-old cousin.

Shipp reportedly drank a pint of vodka before getting behind the wheel on May 5, 2011. After running over the two girls, she tried to flee the scene.

Get the Story:
Drunk driver sentenced to nine years (The White Mountain Independent 4/10)
Press Release: WHITERIVER WOMAN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER AND ASSAULT RESULTING IN SERIOUS BODILY INJURY (US Attorney 4/4)

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