Kendrick Trevon Harris, 29, of Lancaster, pleaded no contest May 7 to one felony count of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and two felony counts of child endangerment, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Harris was driving under the influence, with his three children in the back seat, when he crashed his vehicle into a pole at the intersection of Avenue K and 20th Street East in Lancaster last July 3, according to Deputy District Attorney Abbigail Briones.
Harris’ 5-year-old daughter, Kilee, was killed. His other two children — both under 10 years old — were injured but survived, according to the prosecutor.
Harris’ blood-alcohol content was measured at 0.08 percent, according to evidence presented at a hearing in which he was ordered to stand trial.
Harris has remained jailed since he was arrested last July 6 by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies, according to jail records.
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Steve Nevil says
He killed his own child. I’d offer to mitigate the sentence by having him speak to first offenders in the State-mandated MADD presentations. Regularly.
Kiki says
It doesn’t matter he shouldn’t of made the choice to drink and drive .He killed his own kid and made the family suffer he now can think about his selfish decision he made he should get more than that time
Jason Zink says
He will be I’m prison mentally for the rest of his life. 13 years is way too long and unfair to the other two kids. 3 years jail and ten years of outside programs for him and family. 0.08 alcohol reading is under influence but not wasted drunk, must of been something else also going on. Sad story.
Kile says
I feel so sorry for this young black man, he actually got up everyday and worked to provide for his kids. He had 4 kids, he only drove drunk with 3 of them, he only killed the 5 year old, the other 2 kids under the age of 10 were only injured. 13 years? he picked them up every summer break, took them shopping, he was a good drunk working dad. He is suffering, not the children, especially not the dead one.
His kids ask about him all time, not their dead sister. Now that their dad is in State Prison for 13 years and will probably be out in less than 7 years, he will be out before the other 3 kids reach legal drinking age so he can do it again! Maybe next time he won’t kill or cause injury to his own family but maybe you or your family.
Poor young black man, white people made him drink & get behind the wheel.
Oyuki says
Why u feel sorry for him people like him shouldn’t get sympathy from no-one his kind is always driving drunk or high ruining other people’s things my friend was parked outside work when this crazy black woman was drunk driving like 80 on a parking lot and totaled he car and co workers car . They do this all the time
Alexis says
“Harris’ blood alcohol content was measured at 0.08 percent.”
Kiki says
So he still killed his kid even if it was 0.08 stop trying to justify this pos
Sandra says
Dear Kiki…It’s always self-righteous commenters like you that have the most filth in your lives.
DUI says
Kendrick will fit right in.