Prosecutors say mother crashed near Seattle and attacked daughters with knife
Prosecutors allege that Janieka Ellington deliberately crashed her SUV on Interstate 5 near Dupont, Washington, then tried to kill her two daughters with a knife. She faces multiple charges, has not entered a plea and is being held without bail while awaiting a mental health evaluation.
According to court filings, Ellington had been drinking whiskey the night before and her younger daughter said she believed they were being followed. After a drive of about three hours, the 15-year-old described her mother’s driving as erratic; the crash involved a concrete barrier and a semi-truck. Both girls were hospitalised and are expected to recover: the older daughter broke her ankle, while the younger suffered broken bones, a spinal injury and stab wounds. Three bystanders intervened, and the truck driver was not injured.
- Prosecutors allege a mother crashed her car and attacked her daughters.
- Both girls were injured and are expected to recover.
- She faces attempted murder charges and awaits a mental health evaluation.
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A woman in Washington state has been accused of deliberately crashing her car on Interstate 5 and then attempting to kill her two daughters with a knife. The incident occurred near Dupont, Washington, and both daughters were hospitalised with serious injuries.
Janieka Ellington, the mother, had been drinking whiskey the night before. During a three-hour drive, her younger daughter noticed increasingly erratic driving and reported believing they were being followed. The crash involved a concrete barrier and a semi-truck, with three bystanders intervening to help.
Ellington faces multiple criminal charges and has not yet entered a plea. She is being held without bail whilst undergoing a mental health evaluation. Both daughters are expected to recover from injuries including broken bones, a spinal injury and stab wounds; the truck driver involved in the crash was not injured.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Mother, 35, deliberately crashed car on interstate near Seattle then tried to stab her two daughters to death, prosecutors say”.