In a case that has made Charlotte headlines for years, Leah Anne Walton, 23, was convicted Monday of involuntary manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injuries. She will be sentenced today and faces as much as 5 years and 11 months in prison for running over two nurses sitting on the sidewalk of Craig Avenue, killing one of them.
Susan Karabulut was killed after Walton's 2001 Volkswagen Beetle crossed center, hitting Karabulut and fellow nurse Lisa Mcle.
Walton was also convicted of driving without liability insurance, possession of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. By entering a not-guilty plea, Walton turned down a plea deal which could have possibly given her probation or jail time.