Shauntonae Walton is accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed her friend. After the crash, prosecutors say she denied she was driving.
Shauntonae Walton, 26, faces one count of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, one count of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle with a prohibited alcohol concentration and one count of knowingly operating a vehicle without a license, causing death.According to a criminal complaint, a witness said the vehicle was swerving northbound on 91st before going off the road and striking a tree.
Prosecutors say Walton was found to have red, glassy eyes, slurred speech, an odor of intoxicants coming from her and vomit on her clothing. When asked whether she was driving, prosecutors say she initially shook her head "yes." However, in subsequent interviews with police, she claimed she was laying in the back seat at the time of the crash. She told investigators she had been at Bowlero near 117th and Burleigh with Madison woman, and they then went to a club near 45th and Burleigh.
She blew a .223 at the hospital, prosecutors say, and she has never had a valid driver's license. She was cited for OWI in Waukesha in 2018 and in Brookfield in 2021. DAILY NEWSLETTERthat I have read and agree
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