Motorist Who Kills 5-Year Old While Using Face Time Pleads Guilty

(WBAP/KLIF) —  The man who caused the death of a five year old girl while using Face Time behind the wheel, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, Wednesday.

26 year old Garrett Wilhelm pleaded guilty to felony manslaughter for killing 5 year old Moriah Modisette on Christmas Eve in 2014.

Wilhelm was driving home to visit his parents in Keller, when he rear-ended a family of four on Interstate i-35 W in Denton County. 5 year old Moriah was killed, while three others were injured in the crash.

According to the Denton Record Chronicle, Wilhelm entered the plea less than two weeks before a jury trial.

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