Yesenia Aguilar was 8 months pregnant when Courtney Fritz Pandolfi struck and killed her with her car on an Orange County sidewalk.
Courtney Fritz Pandolfi pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder when she crashed into and killed Yesenia Aguilar, a woman who was 8 months pregnant and out on a walk with her husband in Anaheim. Authorities said Pandolfi was under the influence of numerous drugs when she hit the 23-year-old mom-to-be.The couple's infant daughter miraculously survived the crash after being delivered through an emergency C-section following Aguilar's death.
Despite the collision, Pandolfi continued down the sidewalk, where she hit Aguilar without braking or turning the vehicle, according to officials.The 44-year-old was under the influence of a drug cocktail, including cocaine, methamphetamine and morphine, when she hit and killed Aguilar."This was not an accident. This is a woman who made a habit of driving while high. She was warned over and over again about the dangers of her actions," said Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer.
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