The Brief
- Makayla Richardson was sentenced to four years in jail for an August 2024 crash in Coon Rapids that left a woman and her unborn baby dead.
- She admitted to drinking before the crash, speeding and not having a valid driver’s license.
- Richardson went through a red light with an F-350 while hauling a trailer and hit the victim’s vehicle.
COON RAPIDS, Minn. (FOX 9) – A Mounds View woman was sentenced to four years in prison for an August 2024 crash that killed a pregnant mother in Coon Rapids.
Makayla Richardson pleaded guilty to one count of criminal vehicular homicide. She was sentenced to 48 months in jail, with credit for 195 days served.
What happened
The backstory:
Authorities responded to a two-car crash at 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 17, 2024, at Coon Rapids Boulevard and Springbrook Drive Northwest. The victim was a passenger in the vehicle making a right-hand turn onto Springbrook Drive when police say an F-350 truck driven by Richardson, hauling a trailer, ran a red light and hit the victim’s vehicle.…