California: DUI drug counselor Sherri Lynn Wilkins who killed Phillip Moreno and drove off with him embedded in her windshield gets 55 years to life in slammer

Sherri Lynn Wilkins, a drug counselor, killed Phillip Moreno, a pedestrian while she was DUI. She drove for two miles with him embedded in her windshield while he was still alive. Then he died.

Sherri Lynn Wilkins, a drug counselor, killed Phillip Moreno, a pedestrian while she was DUI. She drove for two miles with him embedded in her windshield while he was still alive. Then he died.

 

Wilkins continued to drive for two miles with Moreno, who was still alive, on her windshield

06/28/2014 — According to the Los Angeles County California District Attorney Jackie Lacey a substance abuse counselor was sentenced this month to 55 years to life in prison for killing a pedestrian who was embedded in her vehicle’s windshield for two miles.

Sherri Lynn Wilkins, 53, was sentenced by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Henry Hall.
Wilkins was found guilty in February of one count each of second-degree murder, DUI causing injury,
driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher and leaving the scene of an accident.

Phillip Moreno, 31, was walking on Torrance Boulevard near Madrid Avenue on Nov. 24, 2012, when he
was struck by a car driven by Wilkins.

Wilkins continued to drive for two miles with Moreno, who was still alive, on her windshield. She
was forced to stop after witnesses surrounded her car and detained her until police arrived. Moreno
later died at an area hospital.
The case was investigated by the Torrance Police Department.

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