An Irrigon woman pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from a Christmas Day accident that resulted in the death of a 10-year-old boy last December.
Raileen Erin Cook, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter, two counts of third-degree assault and driving under the influence of intoxicants.
Sentencing has not yet been determined.
Anthony Jiovanni Guizar, 10, of Hermiston, died due to injuries sustained in a multiple-vehicle crash that occurred on Dec. 25 along Umatilla River Road outside of Hermiston.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2008 Honda Accord operated by Cook was traveling southbound and collided with a 1998 Honda Civic driven by Brittni Mendoza, 24, of Hermiston, which was heading northbound. The impact was substantial, subsequently leading to a 2005 Pontiac driven by Misti Whibeck, 47, of Hermiston, striking the Honda Civic while attempting to avoid the Accord.
Anthony Guizar, despite receiving medical care at Legacy Randall’s Hospital for Children in Portland, succumbed to his injuries on Dec. 30, 2023.
