infoArizona mom had a BAC of 0.3+ with two young children in car when she lost control killing pedestrian

Arizona mom had a BAC of 0.3+ with two young children in car when she lost control killing pedestrian

Ashley Marie Cliff, had her two young children \u00e2\u0080\u0093 ages 5 and 6 \u00e2\u0080\u0093 with her at the time she allegedly hit and killed a pedestrian who was walking to work over the weekend.

Police say Cliff had just changed lanes to speed around two vehicles, one of which the lieutenant was driving. \u00e2\u0080\u009cWitnesses visually estimated Ashley was travelling (sic) from 65-75 mph in the 40 mph zone as she swerved right across two lanes to pass them.\u00e2\u0080\u009d

As she swerved back, police say Cliff lost control of her 2008 Toyota Yaris and then shot over the raised center median and across three lanes of oncoming traffic. The Yaris hit a woman who was walking to work as she stepped into an unmarked crosswalk. Cliff\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Yaris continued up onto the sidewalk, hit a fire hydrant and a parked car, snapped a tree, and then slammed into the front of an apartment complex, according to court documents.

The victim suffered internal decapitation and was pronounced dead at the hospital, police say.

Ms. Cliff was found to have a blood alcohol content of 0.318, more than almost four times the legal limit in Arizona.

Police tried to talk to Cliff, 29, at the hospital but were unable to because she was \u00e2\u0080\u009cmedicated since she was combative.\u00e2\u0080\u009d

Cliff\u00e2\u0080\u0099s children were taken into custody by the Department of Child Services after they were treated at the hospital.

Cliff\u00e2\u0080\u0099s license was suspended in January 2019 after a DUI conviction in Mesa court.

Cliff was jailed in lieu of $100,000 bond on charges of manslaughter, aggravated DUI and endangering the health of a minor.