A McDuffie County woman was sentenced to five years in prison for a 2020 vehicular homicide that took the life of a Harlem woman.
Columbia County Superior Court Judge Sheryl Jolly on Thursday sentenced Prescilla Beckum Johnson, 33, to 15 years, with the first five in prison and the remaining 10 on probation, according to court records.
The mother of two was accused of killing Kifiney Harris, 43, in an Oct. 24, 2020 wreck on Harlem-Grovetown Road. Harris was a Harlem hairstylist and mother of five.
According to previous reports, Johnson was westbound and intoxicated when her 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe crossed the center line and hit the eastbound Harris head on.
Johnson was represented by Troy Clark and sentenced as a first offender, meaning she will be exonerated if she completes her sentence and abides by all terms of probation.
The conditions of her sentence and probation include paying probation fees, submitting to random drug and alcohol testing and being evaluated and treated for any substance or mental disorder.
She also cannot possess a firearm, occupy businesses or homes where alcohol or drugs are being used or have any contact with Harris’ family.
Rote sentenced in fatal Jimmie Dyess crash
In an unrelated Thursday case, Jolly sentenced a Martinez man to two years’ probation under the First Offender Act for vehicular homicide in the 2022 death of Brandon Moseley, 36.
Evan Rote, 20, was charged with second-degree vehicular homicide and failure to yield in the February 2022 crash on Jimmie Dyess Parkway.
Moseley, a Department of Defense contractor from Harlem, was driving a Honda motorcycle north on Jimmie Dyess when southbound Rote struck him while turning onto Belair Road.
A special condition of Rote’s probation is that he must give 12 presentations to church youth groups about the consequences of moving violations and wrecks.
