An Indiana woman was sentenced today for charges connected with a DUI crash that left one person seriously injured.
36-year-old Kristen Previte was convicted in an April 2022 jury trial of all charges connected with that crash. In February of 2020, Previte was under the influence of both alcohol and drugs when she side-swiped a car around 5:00 PM in the area of Indiana Area Senior High School. After that, she collided head on with a GMC Yukon. Both vehicles had mothers taking their children to cheerleading practice. One of the parents had serious injuries to her knee. Previte was charged with Aggravated Assault by Vehicle while DUI, and DUI.
Previte was ordered by President Judge Thomas Bianco to serve five to ten years in state prison for the aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, and one to five years for the DUI charge. The terms will run concurrently. Along with that, her probation was revoked in seven other cases, and was re-sentenced to two-and-a-half to five years in state prison.
Indiana County District Attorney Robert Manzi said that the sentences were at the higher ends of the standard range under state sentencing guidelines, and he said that he hopes everyone chooses to not drive while intoxicated.
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