BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Since October, when her car hit an 8-year-old boy, inflicting fatal injuries, Judith Deval has experienced “complete emotional difficulty,” her attorney said Friday. She’s felt afraid, is in therapy and hasn’t driven a car.
Defense lawyer Kyle J. Humphrey said he believes she has post-traumatic stress disorder.
Deval was charged this week with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, a felony. Police say Deval was carrying on a phone conversation — holding her cellphone to her ear — when the crash occurred…