Former Texas State University student Shana Elliot, 22, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison, seven years for each of lives she took in a drunk car crash on August 2, 2016
A heart-broken widow gave a seven minute speech to condemn the bikini-clad drunk driver who killed her husband and her unborn child in a car crash, after she was sentenced to 14 years in prison for her crimes.
Widow Kristian Nicole Guerrero, 26, looked former Texas State University student Shana Elliot, 22, in the eye as she said ‘you’re a monster’.
‘You have shown you’re incapable of remorse, I don’t buy your crocodile tears, or the sweet little innocent girl they try to portray you to be,’ Guerrero said after the sentencing.
‘You’re a monster, you’re not sorry for what you’ve done, you’re sorry because it landed you right there, you’re sorry because you got caught,’ she added.
Elliot was 21 when she got into the fatal crash in San Marcos, Texas as she was drunk driving.
In the August 2, 2016 accident she crashed head-on into the Guerrero’s vehicle, killing father-to-be Fabian Guerrero Moreno, 23, and injuring five-months pregnant Kristian which led to the death her unborn child.
Kristian Guerrero, 26, pictured above Thursday, was left a widow by the 2016 accident that killed her husband and the unborn child she was five-months pregnant with
After Elliot was sentenced Guerrero delivered a seven-minute long speech, admonishing Elliot for her actions saying: ‘You’re a monster, you’re not sorry for what you’ve done… you’re sorry because you got caught’
Father-to-be Fabian Guerrero Moreno (left with his wife), 23, died in the crash and his five-months pregnant wife Kristian Nicole was injured, leading to the unborn child’s death
On Friday a jury sentenced Elliot to 14 years behind bars, seven years for each of her two counts of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle as well as 10 years probation for intoxication assaults in the case.
A later court date will determine if her sentences will take place consecutively.
On Monday she pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in the August 2, 2016 crash, according to My San Antonio.
And the sentencing Guerrero addressed Elliot in court saying, ‘I spent the past year and seven months thinking about what I would say to you.’
Elliot can be heard choking with tears to which Guerrero issued an unsympathetic rebuke of ‘Don’t cry. Don’t cry.’
‘I don’t know what’s worse. What you said when you were drunk, accusing of my husband and I of drinking that day at the river. Or when you were completely sober on the phone with your boyfriend just months after you murdered my family discussing our fictitious involvement in the cartel. You have shown you are incapable of remorse and you don’t know what it’s like to take full responsibility for your actions. Instead you point the finger… You’re a coward,’ she said.
Guerrero gave a seven and a half minute speech reminding Elliot of the times she blamed Guerrero and her family for accident, claiming that they were drunk, members of a cartel, and that they caused the accident. She even went as far as claiming to have seen Guerrero take shots that day at the river, despite being five-months pregnant.
Elliot apologized on to the Guerrero family in court on Thursday (above) before her sentencing
When Guerrero addressed her Elliot began to sob. Guerrero rebuked her saying ‘Don’t cry’
Mrs Guerrero was driving the vehicle at the time, with her husband was sitting in the passenger seat. Pictured: Their car after the crash
Kristian shared this photo of her injuries in the aftermath of the crash, which caused her to give birth to her child stillborn
Guerrero, above, reminded Elliot of the times she blamed the Guerrero’s for the accident despite being the one under the influence who crashed head-on into their vehicle
‘I’m sorry. I’m sorry your family didn’t take the time to correct you. I’m sorry the justice system failed you and never taught you a proper lesson. I’m sorry we even know you exist, because I wish I never did,’ Guerrero said.
‘I’m sure you and I have both wished it was you that day instead of him,’ she added.
‘You’re a murderer and a thief. You stole my life. And you handed me a life sentence that day,’ she said.
‘The least you can do is to sit in jail – not just so you can learn from what you’ve done – but so no other family has to know you like I know you,’ she added.
Guerrero was calm throughout the intense speech, deliberately making eye contact with Elliot who began to sob.
She closed her harangue with ‘You’re sorry because you got caught’.
On Thursday in court Elliot issued an apology according to KXAN saying: ‘I just want to say to the victim’s family that I’m sorry from the deepest of my heart and I know that an apology doesn’t do much, I know it doesn’t, but I pray for forgiveness every day.’
Days earlier in court the jury watched an upsetting video of Elliot in the aftermath of the crash walking in a line in a sobriety test for a police officer, that sees her sob as she struggles to walk straight.
The dashcam footage was revealed for the first time in court on Monday.
The clip sees Elliot walking the line while telling a police officer, ‘kill me now, please… I just want them to be OK,’ following the fatal crash.
Elliot is heard complying with the cop while standing stiffly and saying ‘yes, sir’, then attempting to walk the line in a nervous manner.
Distressing dashcam shows bikini-clad Shana Elliot, 22, who killed a man and his unborn baby, struggle to take a sobriety test
Elliot is heard complying with the cop while standing stiffly and saying ‘yes, sir’, then attempting to walk the line in a nervous manner
The college girl admitted she had been drinking beer and liquor while floating down the river at Texas State Tubes with friends just before the horrific crash
Elliot’s blood alcohol level was .199 when she was taken to hospital after the crash, KXAN reports. The legal limit in Texas is 0.08.
She admitted to police that she had been drinking beer and liquor while floating down the river at Texas State Tubes with friends just before the horrific crash around 6pm.
Police said that the couple were driving in the opposite direction down Highway 21 in San Marcos, Texas when the public relations senior, driving a Chevy Impala, drifted into oncoming traffic and collided with their car head-on.
The happy couple had been planning to host a gender-reveal party for their baby before the crash
Kristian Guerrero was driving the vehicle at the time, with her husband was sitting in the passenger seat.
Fabien Guerrero Moreno died at the scene and his wife was taken to hospital in a serious condition.
Doctors then tried to save Guerrero’s baby by inducing labor – but, tragically, the child was stillborn.
‘The baby was just perfect,’ Guerrero’s aunt, Diane Castillo told People Magazine at the time.
‘Kristian got to hold his hand for a while, and his paternal grandmother got to hold him as well.’
She added that Moreno had always wanted to have a son and died not knowing his wife had been expecting a boy.
The newlywed couple had been arguing about their baby’s middle name, with the husband pushing for Fabian James, if it was a boy, and the wife giving preference to Fabian Michael.
The newlywed couple had been arguing about their baby’s middle name, with the husband pushing for Fabian James, if it was a boy, and the wife giving preference to Fabian Michael
Just a day before the deadly crash, Mrs Guerrero proudly shared this photo of their unborn child
In the end, the young widow named her stillborn son Fabian James, like her husband wanted.
Her aunt said that a short time after the crash, doctors performed an ultrasound and detected the baby’s heartbeat.
‘Kristian was so relieved that she would still have part of her husband after finding out he had passed,’ the aunt explained.
But a repeat ultrasound showed that the baby had died in the womb.
Just hours before the crash, the couple checked into a Joe’s Crab Shack in San Antonio, celebrating Fabian’s new US residency status.
And the day before, Mrs Guerrero proudly posted a sonogram image of their unborn baby to Facebook, writing: ‘Is this the face of a little prince or a little princess?! We can’t wait to find out Sunday! Are you team boy or team girl?! Taking bets now!’
Elliott was taken to Central Texas Medical Center for minor injuries before she was booked on the charges.