Rousso Trial Set to Begin Tuesday

Carly Rousso’s trial on charges that she ran over and killed a 5-year-old girl while high on a cleaning product she inhaled is slated to begin Tuesday as the two sides have been unable to reach a plea deal, the Lake County News-Sun reports.

Rousso, 19, is accused of driving her car across four lanes of Central Avenue in Highland Park Sept. 3, 2012, striking and killing Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento, 5, as well as injuring other member of the victim’s family. Prosecutors say she had been huffing a cleaning product, causing her to be intoxicated.

She has pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated driving under the influence and reckless homicide.

The trial will be in front of a judge only, and not a jury, the News-Sun reports, and the defense attorney expects it to be short because much of the information will not be contested.

You can read the full News-Sun article here.

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