The Sammamish grandmother who was impaired by alcohol and Ambien when she drove through her home with her grandson on her lap was sentenced Friday to more than six years in prison.
The grandmother, Carol Fedigan, was also required to have additional months of home detention and other conditions for the DUI crash that killed her husband and son in law.
Fedigan’s crash happened in May 2014. She was drunk and under the influence of Ambien, a prescription medication used for insomnia, when she drove through her Sammamish home with her grandson on her lap.
Fedigan killed her son-in-law, Sean Berry, and her husband, David Walker. The men were hit when her Jeep plowed through her waterfront house. Her daughter also was injured in the crash.
Fedigan pleaded guilty to the charges in July.
Fedigan had earlier been ordered to wear an alcohol monitoring device. The device indicated she'd been drinking October 5-7. She violated the terms of her release so a warrant was issued for her arrest.
On October 15, King County Superior Court Judge John Chun ruled to keep Fedigan locked up until her Friday sentencing. The judge said she was a danger to the community.
Prosecutors asked Judge Chun to sentence Fedigan to six years in prison, the sentence agreed upon during the plea deal.
David Walker's sister, Betty Halley, has been outspoken during the court proceedings.
"The whole thing was horrific,” she said October 16. “There's so many people who have suffered through this and continue suffering.”
David Walker's son and other relatives spoke during the sentencing, upset that Fedigan did not show enough remorse. Walker’s son also said Fedigan didn’t visit the daughter she injured until the third day after the crash.
Fedigan had a chance to plead with the judge, but chose to have an attorney read a prepared statement on her behalf.
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