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September 17, 2009

Woman gets 10 years in manslaughter

A Cherokee County woman charged with first-degree manslaughter drew a 10-year prison sentence after entering a plea.

Janet Kaye Ingram, 46, will undergo a therapeutic program while incarcerated. The length of the program is usually 18-24 months, said Assistant District Attorney David Pierce.

Ingram was charged in September 2006 with manslaughter, stemming from a crash on Indian Road in August 2006 that killed James Caldwell. Reports state Ingram ran off the road and overcorrected, veering into Caldwell’s lane. Pierce said Ingram’s blood alcohol level was .19 when her blood was taken by an emergency room nurse. He said it also showed marijuana and benzodiazepine, a mild tranquilizer.

Pierce said a charge of actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, filed in July against Ingram, was dismissed as part of her plea deal.

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