Sisters sentenced to prison for a DUI crash that ended the lives of two children.

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KaLeah Manning was convicted of two counts of driving under the influence resulting in death Thursday. She will spend 3 to 10 years in prison. She was the driver in the DUI crash that killed her two nieces.

The mother of the two children, Raenysha Washington was also sentenced Thursday. She was convicted of two counts of child abuse, neglect or endangerment and will spend one year in prison She will also be on probation for five years once she is released. Her two daughters died in the crash. She has since had another child, a now one-year-old boy, since the crash and is currently pregnant.

Police said Manning smelled like alcohol and her speech was slurred. Her blood-alcohol level was .19, more than twice the legal limit. She also suffered a ruptured bladder, a spinal injury and hip dislocation. Police said Washington had also been drinking and was in the passenger seat. The crash caused multiple injuries to her including a ruptured spleen.

The mother had sold the car seats just a week before the crash.

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