A mother and infant were killed in Pierce County wreck. Now driver is sentenced

A man who sped into oncoming traffic in Lakewood at upwards of 83 mph and drove his van over a sedan occupied by a family of four — killing a woman and her infant child — was sentenced Friday to about 12 years in prison.

Shaun Duane Lakey, 34, was convicted in a jury trial in June of two counts of DUI vehicular homicide and DUI vehicular assault for the Sept. 22, 2023 collision at the intersection of Lakewood Drive and 74th Street West.

Maria Luisa Huecias, 29, and Liam Joel Morales Huecias, 1, were killed as a result of the wreck. The woman’s husband, Christian Morales Tirado, and his 7-year-old daughter were injured…

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