AMBER ALERT: Missing Topeka children found, mother in custody
5 June 2023
TOPEKA (KSNT) – A woman was sentenced to serve more than seven years in prison after a fatal 2021 crash in Topeka.
Jhanae Alexus Tate was sentenced to 86 months in prison Friday, June 2 after a car crash led to the death of a child, according to Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay.
On May 9, 2021, Topeka police were called to the site of a two-car crash in southeast Topeka. Officials identified Tate as one of the drivers. Tate had an 18-month-old child that appeared to not be properly restrained and died as a result of injuries from the crash, Kagay said.
Kagay said his office has filed multiple criminal charges against Tate including:
First degree murder, committed during an inherently dangerous felony
Involuntary manslaughter while driving under the influence
Aggravated endangering a child
Four counts of aggravated battery
Driving under the influence
Improper child restraint
Failure to maintain a lane