A Stockton woman who on Friday live-streamed a car crash and the subsequent death of her 14-year-old sister on social media has been charged with multiple felony counts including driving under the influence. She was arraigned via teleconference Wednesday where a court-appointed attorney entered a not guilty plea on her behalf, as ABC 7 reports.
The crash took the life of 14-year-old Jacqueline Sanchez Estrada and injured her 14-year-old girlfriend, both of whom were thrown from the car when it flipped over in a field in Los Banos, California. Manuela Seja, the injured girl, said to ABC 7 that she had been dating Jacqueline for seven months, and she was "a unique and funny individual who wanted to travel."
18-year-old Obdulia Sanchez stands charged with one count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, a second count of gross vehicular manslaughter, two counts of driving under the influence resulting in injury, two counts of driving with a .08% blood alcohol content causing injury, and great bodily injury allegations stemming from all four vehicle code violations.
The live Instagram video went viral over the weekend after a Mary Hernandez posted it to Facebook it was subsequently taken down for Community Guidelines violations.
In the video, you can hear Sanchez scream, and then say a number of insane seeming things like "I fucking love my sister to death. I don't give a fuck. We about to die. This is the last thing I wanted to happen to us but it just did. Jacqueline, please wake up. This is the last thing I wanted to happen... I killed my sister, but I don't care... I know I'm going to prison, but I don't care."
According to CNN, Instagram issued a statement saying "We're deeply saddened by this tragedy. We urge people to use our reporting tools if they see any content or behavior that puts anyone's safety at risk," and they say they try to interrupt live videos "as quickly as possible" when they've been reported. In this case, the video went out to Sanchez's 7,000+ followers, and "friend of a friend" Hernandez recorded it before it disappeared.
Prosecutors have said the video will be a key piece of evidence in the case.
Previously: Stockton Teenager Live-Streams The Fatal Crash That Killed Her Sister
