A 28-year-old woman has been charged with causing a toddler’s death after she allegedly drove into another car while on the wrong side of the road Saturday.
Shenell Phillips is charged with child abuse resulting in death, two counts of vehicular homicide, four counts of vehicular assault and two counts of DUI.
Antonia Gutierrez, 59, and Juanita Dominguez, 59, who were in the car that Phillips hit, were injured. They were in fair condition at Denver Health Medical Center. A third car also was hit. The driver of that car was uninjured.
The collision happened at 2:55 a.m. Saturday along East 56th Avenue near Tower Road.
The 17-month-old daughter of a friend of Phillips’ was riding in the Toyota Camry with her when the accident happened. The child died from her injuries.
Phillips remains in custody in the Denver County Jail; her bail has been set at $250,000. Tom McGhee, The Denver Post
