Mother and daughter convicted in Henrico wreck

A Henrico County mother and her daughter were convicted Wednesday of misdemeanors stemming from a Broad Street wreck that sent an unrestrained 2-year-old through the driver's-side window.

Latori Carter, 19, of the 7000 block of Miami Avenue and her mother, Tracy Carter, 39, of the 8200 block of Elswick Lane, received no jail time in a case that saw multiple felony charges reduced or dismissed.

Henrico Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Colin L. Drabert said that circumstances of an automobile crash last month in which three children in the Carter vehicle were not restrained did not rise to the level of a felony under state law.

Four children and two adults were in the Carter vehicle before the crash in the 6000 block of West Broad Street. The 2-year-old has recovered after a hospital stay.

The 2-year-old and two others of the children, one 8 and one 4, were Latori Carter's brothers. Her 1-year-old son was the fourth child.

Tracy Carter was fined for a misdemeanor conviction of endangerment while her daughter was convicted of improper driving, driving with a suspended license and failing to restrain three children. She also received a suspended jail sentence. -- Bill McKelway