A Maryland mother could face up to 55 years in prison for killing her 3-year-old daughter in a crash while driving at about 100 mph. Prosecutors described the act as “pointing a missile at the road in the middle of rush hour.”
Danchelle Ebon, 38, was speeding 98 miles per hour (well over twice the speed limit) seconds before crashing her 2015 Kia Optima into a Ford F-150 truck in Silver Spring in May 2022. He was recorded driving three children around. WJLA reported.
The mother and her two 13-year-old children suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the horrific accident, but the two adults in the pickup truck also sustained injuries.
However, WJLA reported, citing the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, that her 3-year-old daughter, Dreamy Dior Jackson, died after she was improperly secured in a booster seat without a backrest.
“This heartbreaking loss of a young member of our community is a tragedy that could have easily been avoided,” State Attorney John McCarthy said in a statement.
“At the speeds the defendant was traveling, he was not driving a car, he was piloting a missile in the middle of rush hour. “There would have been child seats installed,” he says.
Evon was found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter, four counts of second-degree assault, and abandonment of a minor. She is scheduled to be sentenced on August 9th and could face up to 55 years in prison.
Montgomery County previously lowered the speed limit in this area from 45 mph to 35 mph, but neighbors said speeding remains a problem, NBC Washington reported.
Dreamy Dior was a “loving, studious child” who was “known by family and friends as sharp, intelligent, and a loner.” Her obituary reads:.
“Dreamy was a princess and a superhero. She loved makeup and tutus, but you could often see her playing with her horses with her brother. She loved life,” wrote the author. It is written.
“She loved putting on makeup, playing with dolls, painting, and going to gymnastics class,” Evon said in her memorial. “She had a big heart and her personality was contagious. She was a very special soul.”
