Woman pleads no contest in fatal crash

ST. JOHNSBURY —  A Vermont woman charged in connection with a fatal crash that killed a 7-year-old boy will serve no jail time as long as she complies with the terms of a plea agreement reached with prosecutors.
According to the Caledonian Record, thirty-nine-year-old Corrine Baker of Walden pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of negligent operation in exchange for a sentence of nine to 12 months, all suspended with two years of probation. The plea agreement also calls for Baker to serve 100 hours of community service.
Baker was driving a pickup truck carrying five passengers, including Carson Tilden, when the truck crashed into a utility pole. Baker was charged because she failed to ensure Tilden was wearing a seat belt and was driving too fast on the snow-covered road.