An automobile death in New York State is typically treated either as an accident or a reckless homicide.
Three weeks before, on March 31, Watts had pleaded guilty to two counts of reckless homicide and asked to begin his jail term immediately.
The teenage driver who had struck her was convicted of reckless homicide and sentenced to probation.
Gonzalez was convicted on lesser charges, including reckless homicide.
The accused man was eventually convicted of reckless homicide, instead.
Seven teenagers were charged today as adults with first-degree reckless homicide, The Associated Press reported.
The youngest boy taken into custody, a 10-year-old, was charged as a juvenile with being party to the crime of reckless homicide.
In the end, a judge placed her on probation for three years after she pleaded guilty to reckless homicide.
If this had been a capital case, there would be no release and the state would have been guilty of reckless homicide.
The length of sentence is now equivalent to a charge and conviction in Wisconsin of second-degree reckless homicide.