Woman drove from California to Tacoma while child died in backseat, charges say

A Kirkland mother is accused of not getting her Type 1 diabetic daughter proper care during a family road trip, which led to the girl’s death in July.

Prosecutors in King County charged Lloydina McAllister, 42, with first-degree manslaughter in her 10-year-old daughter’s death from July 18.

Tayleona Gunn of Kirkland died from diabetic ketoacidosis due to diabetes mellitus. Her manner of death was ruled a homicide, the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office wrote in a news release…

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