Wilson Woman Will Plead Guilty in Fatal Crash

A woman accused of killing a last year will plead guilty, her attorney said Friday.

Kelly Marazas, 41, of Wilson, with with vehicular manslaughter, drunken driving, and several other offenses connected to the death of 22-year-old Jose Santiago.

On Friday, Marazas waived the charges against her in a brief hearing before District Judge Richard Yetter. Assistant District Attorney Abraham Kassis told the judge Marazas will enter a guilty plea.

Speaking to reporters after the hearing, Kassis said lawyers haven't yet nailed down what charges Marazas will plead guilty to.

"Clearly, she's going to be pleading guilty to the most serious charge," he said.

According to police, Marazas was driving her SUV along Northampton Street on the evening of December 11 when she struck Santiago, who was putting something into the trunk of his car on the 1600 block of Northampton Street.

Police say Marazas' blood-alcohol level was well above the legal limit, and that she got into a second crash a few blocks from where Santiago was hit.

Marazas has been in since she was charged. Her attorney, Angelo Perrucci, Jr. of Wilson, said his client has no desire to post bail. He noted that she has never made "any attempt to justify of excuse" what happened.