An Orange County woman with three previous convictions for driving under the influence has pleaded guilty to murder in the death of a pregnant woman whom she struck with her vehicle in 2020.
Courtney Fritz Pandolfi, 44, of Garden Grove, pleaded guilty Tuesday in the death of Yesenia Aguilar, a 23-year-old woman who was eight months pregnant at the time.
Pandolfi, who had three DUI convictions and was awaiting a fourth charge from the previous year, was driving her white Jeep SUV in Anaheim while under the influence of multiple narcotics, officials said.
She eventually left the roadway and hopped a curb onto the sidewalk, colliding with the mother-to-be as she walked with her husband on Katella Avenue near Bayless Street.
Pandolfi continued to drive on the sidewalk for more than 100 yards without using her brake or taking evasive action, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office. She continued to drive until her vehicle became disabled, officials said.