Woman sentenced to prison and fined for DUI death
By Cecilia Green
Published on April 18, 2006
On the night of October 13, Alisha York Watters, 34, left the bar where she worked with Donald Ray Quick Jr., after having a few drinks.
Watters, who had her license suspended under various names in both North and South Carolina, was driving at the time of the accident. Watters lost control of the vehicle on a curve and hit a tree. Quick, 34, was thrown through the back window and is thought to have died instantly.
Watters then left the scene, getting a ride from a college student. She asked the student not to report the accident to police or tell anyone where she lived. She also mentioned to the student that she had a friend in the car when the accident occurred, but later changed her story saying that her friend had ridden with someone else. Motorcyclists later discovered Quick's body and reported it to police.
During the trial, Watters apologized to Quick's family and pleaded no contest to charges of felony DUI and leaving the scene of the accident. However, she claimed that she was unable to remember what happened that night.
Judge John Hayes sentenced Watters to two 12-year prison terms in addition to a $10,000 fine for each of the two charges, and $1113 in restitution. Watters must serve at least 85 percent of her sentence, over 10 years, before being eligible for parole.
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