Three years after a Morrisville woman killed a UNC student and paralyzed a recent UNC graduate in a 113 mph crash, court records indicate she’s been sent to prison.
Nyasia Oceania Palmer, 25, was originally charged with second-degree murder, felony death by vehicle, felony serious injury by vehicle and several other offenses in the Oct. 5, 2023, crash, The News & Observer previously reported. But as part of a plea deal, Palmer pleaded guilty March 30 to felony death by vehicle and felony serious injury by vehicle, while her remaining charges were dismissed, according to court documents.
Palmer had recently graduated from N.C. Central University with a degree in criminal justice and was with three other college students the night of the crash, according to court documents. She was driving her Hyundai Sonata about 3 a.m. on Page Road near Duke Health Center Arringdon that night when she lost control of the car, investigators wrote…