Woman sentenced to 30 years for DUI crash killing two pedestrians

Tayishe Baltys, 46, was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for driving drunk and causing a crash that killed 15-year-old Jessica Talamante and her mother's boyfriend, Brian McKee, in National City. Baltys, who had a prior DUI conviction, was found to have a blood-alcohol content of 0.16% at the time of the incident. Prosecutors argued that her intoxication led her to drive in an area far from her home after spending hours drinking with co-workers. Despite her defense claiming the crash was unavoidable due to dark conditions, the jury convicted her on multiple counts of murder. This case highlights the severe consequences of impaired driving, as seen in another tragic incident where Steven Gale Spearman was sentenced to 18 to 20 years for a DUI crash that killed three young friends and seriously injured another. Both cases underscore the ongoing issue of drunk driving and its devastating impact on families and communities.