(CBS DETROIT) – A Waterford Township woman will serve 2.5 to 15 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to hitting and killing a motorcyclist while she was intoxicated in a 2023 crash.
Jessica Lenore Kellar, 31, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, causing death and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with an occupant less than age 16 in connection with a Sept. 15, 2023, crash that killed motorcyclist Kirt Keenan Stalker, 70, of White Lake Township.
Officials say Kellar’s blood alcohol level at the time of the crash was 0.10%. Under Michigan law, a driver is considered intoxicated at 0.08% or above.
The crash occurred at the intersection of East Huron Street and northbound Woodward Avenue in Pontiac. Kellar was driving a pickup truck and traveling eastbound on Huron near Woodward alongside Stalker when officials say she made an improper turn in front of Stalker, causing the crash…