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Woman convicted in Seminole County DUI crash that killed toddler dies ahead of sentencing

Shona Wallace’s sentencing was set for May 6

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A woman convicted in a DUI crash that killed a toddler back in 2019 died weeks before she was set to be sentenced, according to court documents.

Shona Wallace, 53, was hospitalized on April 4 and documents on Friday confirmed she died before her sentencing, which was set for May 6. She was convicted in March on counts of DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide and DUI causing serious bodily injury.

The crash happened in June 2019 on Maitland Boulevard near Eden Park Road in Altamonte Springs.

According to police, Wallace drove onto a sidewalk and hit a family of three who were on a bicycle ride. The crash killed 17-month-old Adalyn Zisa and injured the girl’s father, who was left with a traumatic brain injury.

A toxicology report found Wallace had fentanyl in her system the night of the crash.


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