Lakenheath airman sentenced to 21 days in jail for fatal crash

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Lakenheath airman sentenced to 21 days in jail for fatal crash
By Charlie Reed, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Thursday, May 8, 2008

RAF LAKENHEATH, England — Senior Airman Erica Rangel was sentenced to 21 days in jail Tuesday night at the conclusion of her one-day court-martial related to the driving death of a British woman.

Rangel pleaded guilty to negligent driving and dereliction of duty for driving without a license in the Feb. 7, 2007, accident that killed Sheniz Russell, 21.

Rangel said she failed to brake sufficiently that day as she drove south toward the base from nearby Brandon while taking a friend to run an errand.

Rangel was traveling at about 60 miles per hour, which she testified was the speed limit on that stretch of road.

Rangel said she tried to stop the Ford Mondeo she was driving when traffic slowed, causing her to skid and swerve to the right into oncoming traffic.


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