Ida Renee Cardwell was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for leaving the scene of a fatal crash.
Cardwell, 35, of the 2600 block of Anne Ave., pleaded no contest Jan. 31 to leaving the scene of a crash involving death and tampering with physical evidence. If the case had gone to trial, prosecutors were prepared to prove that Cardwell was traveling west on East 15th Street the night of May 24 when she crashed into the rear of a motorcycle and killed 31-year-old Ethan Casey. Cardwell drove away
from the crash instead of stopping, rendering aid and cooperating with law enforcement.
The next morning she removed items from her car to conceal the fact that it had been involved in a hit-and-run.
Cardwell pleaded “straight up” to Circuit Judge Brantley Clark Jr., meaning there was no agreed to penalty for her plea.
Clark sentenced her Thursday to 7 years in prison, followed by three years probation, for leaving the scene.