Kansas City woman pleads guilty in fatal 2020 hit-and-run

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 24-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to two felony counts for a fatal 2020 hit-and-run during a drag race on a Kansas City street. The Kansas City Star reports that Shabazz Frencher, of Kansas City, recently pleaded guilty to drunken driving while intoxicated resulting in death and leaving the scene of a fatal crash. In exchange for her plea, prosecutors dropped charges of driving with a suspended license and involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors say Frencher was drunk and behind the wheel of a friend’s car early the morning of June 19, 2020, when she raced another driver at speeds reaching nearly 100 mph. Police say Frencher fatally hit 23-year-old Zahara Kathawalla as Kathawalla crossed the street, and did not stop or turn around to check on Kathawalla.