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Many of you may or may not be aware of the current situation with my sister Alexandra Mansonet-Cross (aka) Sandy. In 2016 she was involved in a vehicular accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian. At the time of the accident Sandy was not texting, speeding or driving recklessly, she did take her eyes off the road to adjust her defroster and ultimately rear ended a car that was stopped to allow Mrs. Wang to cross. My sister takes full responsibility for the death of Mrs. Wang and she will have to live with that fact for the rest of her life.
Sandy voluntarily cooperated with the investigating officers at the scene without council. Vehicular homicide with the use of a cellular device charges were brought up against her and she was offered a plea of 3-5 years if she admitted guilt. Sandy knew she was not texting at the time of the accident but was in fact turning on her rear defroster and was not going to accept the plea offered to her because she was not guilty.
Unfortunately, a Jury of her Peers found her guilty and she has now been convicted of Vehicular Homicide with the use of a cellular device; on March 27, 2020, she could be sentenced to a minimum of 5 years to a maximum of 10 years in prison.
Those of you who know my sister know that she has dedicated her whole life to helping others, not only her friends and family but anyone in need. She has done so much for her community, church and has helped develop so many different programs for the youth in Perth Amboy and surrounding towns.
We truly believe that Sandy does not deserve to be incarcerated for an accident. This was truly a careless accident, not a reckless one. There will be no benefit from her being imprisoned and it will not restore life to Mrs. Wang. Perhaps a better way for her to serve her time and honor the life of Mrs. Wang could be developing a program that allows her to use her voice to help spread awareness to our youth about the dangers of distracted driving by visiting schools.
We are setting up this GoFundMe page to try and raise money so we could file a motion of appeal with the court system on the day of sentencing and hopefully overturn the verdict and/or reduce her sentence. Please consider helping us by donating, any amount would be greatly appreciated and will help us…help Sandy.
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Sandy voluntarily cooperated with the investigating officers at the scene without council. Vehicular homicide with the use of a cellular device charges were brought up against her and she was offered a plea of 3-5 years if she admitted guilt. Sandy knew she was not texting at the time of the accident but was in fact turning on her rear defroster and was not going to accept the plea offered to her because she was not guilty.
Unfortunately, a Jury of her Peers found her guilty and she has now been convicted of Vehicular Homicide with the use of a cellular device; on March 27, 2020, she could be sentenced to a minimum of 5 years to a maximum of 10 years in prison.
Those of you who know my sister know that she has dedicated her whole life to helping others, not only her friends and family but anyone in need. She has done so much for her community, church and has helped develop so many different programs for the youth in Perth Amboy and surrounding towns.
We truly believe that Sandy does not deserve to be incarcerated for an accident. This was truly a careless accident, not a reckless one. There will be no benefit from her being imprisoned and it will not restore life to Mrs. Wang. Perhaps a better way for her to serve her time and honor the life of Mrs. Wang could be developing a program that allows her to use her voice to help spread awareness to our youth about the dangers of distracted driving by visiting schools.
We are setting up this GoFundMe page to try and raise money so we could file a motion of appeal with the court system on the day of sentencing and hopefully overturn the verdict and/or reduce her sentence. Please consider helping us by donating, any amount would be greatly appreciated and will help us…help Sandy.
*Please feel free to share*
Organizer
Joe Mansonet
Organizer
Keansburg, NJ