Court Overturns Conviction of Pregnant Woman Guilty of DUI Who Killed Her Child

Court Overturns Conviction of Pregnant Woman Guilty of DUI Who Killed Her Child

The New York Court of Appeals overturned a woman’s conviction of manslaughter for endangering and killing her infant daughter in a car accident in 2008.

Jennifer Jorgensen was in the third trimester of her pregnancy and had just undergone a cesarean section six days before when, under the influence of drugs and alcohol, she struck another car, killing her daughter as well as both passengers in the other car.

Click below to see why the court overturned Jorgensen’s conviction:

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