Teen Driver In Deadly Meadowbrook Crash Pleads Guilty

Cindy Sanchez, the 15-year-old driver who was behind the wheel during the deadly crash on the Meadowbrook Parkway that killed three teens, pleaded guilty to the charges against her, Newsday reported.

According to Newsday, Sanchez pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two counts of second-degree manslaughter and one count of endangering the welfare of a child. She was sentenced to live in a supervised home for girls for a year, where she will attend classes and receive counseling.

Sanchez was driving a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer southbound on the Meadowbrook at 11:42 a.m. on June 8. There were 1o people inside the car, including Sanchez's 2-year-old son. She was driving fast and lost control of the SUV, causing it to overturn. Police say she tried to overcompensate, causing the SUV to flip over multiple times before it came to rest in the marsh on the side of the highway.

Herbert Leo Aviles Maravilla, 16, Marlon Carbajal, 15, and David Sanchez, 13 -- Sanchez's younger brother -- were all ejected from the car and killed. Everyone else received minor injuries.

Police arrested Sanchez the next day. She was originally charged with three counts of second-degree manslaughter and three counts of criminally negligent homicide. Because she was a minor, her case was handled in Nassau County Family Court.

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