Toledo woman sentenced in drawbridge crash that killed child

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A Toledo woman could serve nearly a decade in prison in connection to a crash that killed a child.

Christina Price was sentenced to serve a mandatory six years in prison Thursday but could serve up to nine years. According to court documents, Price changed her previous not guilty plea to a no contest plea on aggravated vehicular manslaughter charges earlier this year. She was charged in connection to a crash that killed 8-year-old Kyla Brown.

Officials previously said Price is the fiancé of Brown’s grandfather.

The crash happened on the Craig Memorial Bridge on Sept. 11, 2021. According to police reports, Price drove through the gates that drop when the bridge was raised. The car crashed into the side of the drawbridge while it was going up.

Brown was killed in the crash. Police said she was riding in the back passenger seat at the time.

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