The devil made her do it.
Via FOX4KC
A woman accused of hitting four teens while driving a car now faces an upgraded charge of involuntary manslaughter.
Tamika Pledger, a candidate for Unified Government commissioner, appeared in Wyandotte County court Tuesday to face the amended criminal complaint in the case.
Pledger is accused of running down four teenagers while driving her car. The district attorney charged the 38-year-old woman with involuntary manslaughter after one of teens, 16-year-old Tierra Smith, died as a result of her injuries.[…]
Pledger also faces three counts of reckless aggravated battery connected to the crash January 30 that injured three other teens. In the jailhouse phone call played in court, Pledger also is heard saying that kids at the accident scene need to be “locked up for their part.” In the recording Pledger said: “This happened because of them not me.”
Pledger claims she was on her way to stop a fight involving her cousin. Pledger also told the judge that the victims’ families are not upset with her and did not have a problem with her coming to the hospital.