A Canyon Country woman faces enhanced charges and increased bail in the death of a mother of a mother of six who was killed in a car crash on Golden Valley Road Oct. 6, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office.
Alexia Alilah Cina, 21, now faces one felony count each of murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage causing injury and driving with a .08 percent blood alcohol content causing injury.
Case PA089771 includes allegations that Cina inflicted great bodily injury upon the victim, Katie Snyder Evans, 37.
Cina’s arraignment was Friday in Department S of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, San Fernando Branch.
On Oct. 6, the defendant was allegedly driving southbound on Golden Valley Road at a high rate of speed when she hit the center median and crashed into Evans’ vehicle on the northbound side of the road, prosecutors said.
Bail is scheduled at $2.1 million. If convicted as charged, Cina faces a possible maximum sentence of 18 years to life in state prison.
The case remains under investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Santa Clarita Valley Station.
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Is this because she had a prior DUI?
Do you think this is too harsh… is that why you are asking?
Not at all. Im just wondering what motivated them to up the charges. Usually if you have had a DUI they warn you that if you get another one and someone dies that you can be charged with murder. That’s all.
I don’t know. Maybe. But this goes down as one of the most tragic deaths I know of by a drunk in recent history. Just sad
Ya def. She was originally just charged with manslaughter so I am thinking they found out about a prior DUI and upped the charges… It’s terrible and the mother had such a beautiful family and two newborns. Ugh.. I dont get why people drink and drive. :(
Kayla Prosser That’s very well the possibility here.
So you know she had a prior DUI? I had read or heard she was 3x’s over the limit. Is that just gossip?
No i don’t know. I’m inquiring as to if that is why they upped the charges.
Karen Harris
Karen Harris she never said she had any priors…. she is correct though the murder charge would come if she had a prior. .so right now that has not been mentioned
Kayla Prosser not when you kill someone when drunk driving, that’s not just a warning
Heather Murray what im saying is usually when you get a dui and you go to court the judge tells you that now you have been forewarned and if you get ANOTHER dui and someone dies you can be charged with murder because you were already warned.
Karen Harris not a rumor, her BAC was reported at .21 which is almost three times the legal limit
And I believe they are trying to make an example out of her, hence the murder charge
Kelsey Darden which they should! It should be common knowledge you shouldn’t drink and drive!
I think bc of her BAC, that’s why it’s a murder charge. Each state deals with that differently, but that’s my thought.
Good
Good
Good! That poor family.. ?
Well, I feel sorry for everyone. She did something grossly negligent that left a family devastated. She deserves to pay for what she did. But I feel sorry for her too. Her family basically loses a daughter and her life is wrecked because dinking was more important than the safety of herself and others – a mistake I am certain will haunt her for the rest of her life. Just tragic all the way around.
She murdered a mother of 6…. this young lady will spend a few years in prison, if we’re lucky, and then she’ll get out and continue on with her life. The lady she murdered is gone forever and the lives of her husband, 4 children, and 2 newborns will forever be changed. I have zero sympathy for her and the “choice” she made to drink and drive and take an innocent persons life.
Lisa Manly-Southerland well said. Agreed!
I feel the same way you do. It is a sad situation.
Yes. She will get out and go on. But I believe this will haunt her and deeply change her. She will never, ever be the same person. I knew someone this happened to, he ended up Committing suicide years later because of the guilt and grief. Most people can’t hang knowing they killed someone. Especially this mother of six. There are no words to describe the sadness we all feel in this situation.
Well said, Shelley.
No one wins with this girl’s decision. She is the only one who deserves to suffer. Yet everyone around her suffers. No offense but I’d be so horrified if my child did this!!! ?
Shelley Johnson but at least she gets to try to move in. The mother of six who is dead because of her can not have a do-over.
Im not defending her. Nor have I been. I get what you are saying. I agree. But I do have some sympathy for her family and even for her. She definitely needs to pay for what she did
Exactly Vivian Campos Kimoto.
Me too! More than 2 lives and families destroyed. God help them all.
Give her the maximum sentence and I wish I was on jury duty in her case
GOOD
Good
I am at a loss for words with this.
18 years isn’t enough! Life in prison! She took a life!!! Gone forever! A mother of 6!!!!
Katie will never have even one more day on this Earth. This MURDERER deserves nothing less than the same. Rest easy, Katie ❤️
Loren Bess amen! We all know what happens when we drink and drive!
Loren Bess did you know her?
Tammy Swaim Hubbard No. ?
Loren Bess we don’t even need to know her to have it hurt. Those kids. I just can’t.
Amen Loren Bess!
Tammy Swaim Hubbard yup. No words.
Gotta start practicing those shank making skills.
She needs life.
GOOD!!!!!!!! THERE’S NO REASON AND EXCUSES, DRIVE AND DRUNK IT’S A KILLER PERSON!!!!!!
Jina Younan-youpania Lazar they upped her charges
This stupid B***H killed a Mommy of 6!!! Now 6 kids will live a life without there mom because of some stupid 21 year old who was out drunk driving! Almost 3x Over the limit! The mom was on her way home form the hospital visiting her twins babies who are in the hospital! Smh there is Uber Lyft scv car service! -.- #dontdrinkanddrive and she only get 18 years!
18 to life. The judge will decide.
I thought she was only getting 2 years. That’s what I heard but never know what really is true and not.
Some of you people sound terrible god forbid your child ever make a terrible mistake. I feel bad for both sides. Terrible situation.
AGREED. My heart breaks for the family that lost their mother and wife, AS WELL AS the family that lost their daughter to an awful, horrible choice she made. She will have to live with the guilt of what she did the rest of her life, it is a tragic story all around. I hope both families can find peace.
It is Horrible for all concerned, but truth is , it was s Choice, and the choice was to drive .21 there is Uber or Lift or call someone..
Tell that to her husband and 6 kids.
I agree sad situation all the way around! Poor decision but this will definitely haunt this girl for the rest of her life! I honestly know 2 people who no longer drive because of a fatal ACCIDENT! She has some demons to face !! Praying for the families involved!!!
Sorry but this is beyond a mistake. Many lives have been ruined because of her “mistake”. There was no excuse for her to drive after she had so much to drink. She shouldn’t have had her car at the bar to begin with especially if she was out for her 21st birthday. When I turned 21, my parents would drop my friends and I off at bars so we had no choice to take a cab. And this was way before the days of Uber and Lyft. She ruined her life by driving and ending someone else’s.
Suzie Acosta last time I checked a mistake is a mistake no matter the severity. I’m not arguing the fact many lives feel torn apart, it’s super unfortunate.
This is beyond just a mistake .. she’s needs to face the consequences and they should be extreme because her offense was to the extreme and lives dont “feel” torn apart .. they ARAe torn apart, 6 kids are now without a mother and husband without a wife. Stop defending her selfishness
Heather Murray well duh she’s probably going to prison lol it’s not like she isn’t being penalized.
Ken Burden II well DUH
Pretty sure you’d feel very differently if it was your family member who was killed
Same here. I feel for both sides. ?
Melissa Holguin idk I feel like your asking for her to be executed what would make you happy?
It as a decision made. She had a choice. She chose wrong.
Bri Michelle so Bri have you ever made a decision that ended up being a mistake?
Ken Burden II and it sounds like you’re defending her .. how someone can excuse this i dont know, it’s absolutely disgusting
Heather Murray really the only thing I’m defending is a mistake is a mistake, take a reading comprehension class you obviously need it.
It was an intentional choice. . Clearly the wrong choice, but a choice made. Stop insulting others simply because you want defend this girls’ gross negligence.
Ken Burden II oh cause you’re so much smarter than everyone else ? ? ok buddy. I know I’m not the only taking your comments as defending the girl here
Ken Burden II I’m sure if Bri Michelle did, she didn’t make a mistake that took someone else’s life.
Bri Michelle there you go putting words in my mouth so yes I’ll insult you i basically shut you down so have a good night
Suzie Acosta exactly!
Suzie Acosta she did what your response is vague
If you can’t hold an intelligent conversation without putting words in people’s mouth then this conversation is done have a good night
Ken Burden II you didn’t shut anyone down, but clearly it appears your aren’t a father or husband, if you were and you were the the man directly affected by a situation like this, I highly doubt you would be singing the same tune. And punctuation is necessary, you should use it.
Chris Richardson yes! And SCV even has a service that will not only take you home, but your far as well! So there’s absolutely zero excuse whatsoever
Its not a “mistake” it’s a crime. The sad part is that she’ll actually get out, return to her family and move on one day. The lady she murdered is dead and gone, she won’t one day wake up and return to her family, and the lives of those children left behind are forever changed and traumatized. I feel no sympathy for somebody that “chooses” to drink, drive, and murder.
Thank you Ken, I’m saddened by the hate in others
Prayers for all involved! Sad situation! Scary that smoking pot is now legal! This will only add to these sad issues!
No pot has been around forever and you don’t hear a horrible lives lost over it… alcohol is far worse.
Alcohol is by far more dangerous than marijuana. Not even comparable. Alcohol kills, weed doesn’t.
Pot affects your reaction time but generally not you motor skills and overall ability to cognitively function. There have been accidents linked to being under the influence of pot and there are a host of over-the-counter and presription medications that you are subject to being charged as driving under the influence. Most of the time it never comes up unless you are in an injury or death related accident and they rub toxicology reports on you.
Karen Ehrlich-Christie https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fjoeforamerica.com%2F2017%2F10%2Flegal-marijuana-linked-66-rise-traffic-deaths-colorado-video%2F%3Futm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_campaign%3Dyir&h=ATNH07Kn0okyVTa1vVuL_VmyR8WoFsyOaHsOtnG6T48k25v3m3RskvLESg8x0eNQecMtE8D5xtQMW6PvulZ3ezDi6aKDmphpGG6YqhRFiH80ML_PWPQLl4U_f9RP_jfR5LhF1pLVz717itwzhHuI4Ao6p9aSuCLHGjjOs8koYxvaxHscmJqiK1mmOKbMeLfweycUdTV9Bi6GMk_KA9tVB6zEu5u4VejYYWRGMmgPuKwI1FbZOSvJuXRniOeXAh8u_EEb7Bdxh5VoV2rs2G865-Fk2rb8wANZTyY0D9ctV4uWt-AF
Pot does not impair you anywhere near alcohol. That is just an ignorant comment. Alcohol is far worse than weed by a long shot.
She showed no remorse for her actions in the loss of the womans life. To hell with her. Rot in jail.
Does it say that in this article? Where are you getting this from. Truly wondering if I missed something.
Supposedly some hospital employees told their friends that she and her parents showed no remorse and others have reported that they haven’t reached out to the victim’s family to apologize. So much for HIPPA rules. I will reserve opinion until her sentencing hearing is held.
They didn’t say she what her medical condition was, just her demeanor. No HIPAA violation there. Anyone could have seen her in the hospital and said that.
Rating for both women. This is so sad. Jesus is a God of second chances. This young woman will hopefully have a deep heart change and be a new person in Christ.
This whole situation is just heartbreaking.
Good!!!!! She’s beyond selfish.
The bail it not is not high enough. No excuse for what she did!!!
She should do life..
My heart breaks for all those involved.
Stay off SCV roads at night, especially on weekends. There are so many drunk drivers in this valley. This particular case is absolute heart-breaking. There are pitiful few cops…they make practically no presence at all. We need more cop cars on the streets, especially during drinking hours. Someone once told me that sometimes there are only seven cop cars on SCV streets. I don’t know if that’s true, but it equates to only one cop car per 30 thousand people in a very large area. A lot of drunks are more worried about being caught than the punishments they’ll receive.
I do realize this is a terrible thing but nobody is questioning why she was ejected out of the vehicle which usually means no seatbelt was on there hasn’t been a mention of that referring to the deceased if she wasn’t wearing a seatbelt she’s partly to blame for her own death because seat belts do save lives
She was ejected from the impact the force was so hard it ejected her she had her seatbelt on . If your car is hit hard enough you can be ejected with a seatbelt on .
She did have her seat belt on. Thank you Josie.
She was ejected because the force of the crash nearly ripped the car in half. No matter what she’s not “partly to blame” when a POS drunk driver ripped her life from her. Jeezus, always somebody wants to blame the victim.
I had read that she was ejected because she was not wearing her seatbelt due to the surgery she had giving birth to her twin girls. A c-section and it was painful for her wear the seatbelt. I didn’t see her car split in half. I do get why (if what I read was true) she wasn’t wearing it. It does not excuse the DUI driver though. This whole thing is just so awful.
I didn’t say it was ripped in half, I said nearly. She hit her hard enough, head -on, to nearly rip it in half (from the original police report)and ejected her from the car. Somebody, somewhere, on a thread surmised she wasn’t wearing a seatbelt due to the surgery but the babies were 8 wks old and that simply isn’t true. She had a seatbelt on. The husband is my brothers boss and its a truly horrific tragedy and these babies no longer have a mother because somebody CHOSE to drink and drive.
If she didn’t have her seatbelt on it would be bc of the c-section. But you are usually cleared to drive at 8 weeks post Op.
Regardless, that accident would have killed her no matter what.
Kim Hoag Rock , I heard the same thing regarding the seat belt. No way is the victim responsible for her own death regardless. The girl who hit her had open containers in her car so this was not a one time mistake in my mind.
I get what she did was wrong but watch your comments. That is someones kid. You have no idea how her parents feel about this situation. What they feel for her daughter and the victims family. Drinking and driving dont only affect the young people its all over the scv valley. This situation isn’t the only tradegy. We had one where I live too. It was bad.
Against the norm, my heart goes out to her as well as Katie’s family. This is a sad situation for all parties. ?
Death penalty that’s all I can say.
Praying she gets life in prison with no chance of ever getting out.
praying to who? You must be exemplary at your church.
My nephew was killed by a drunk driver when he was 27 years old. When the driver got out of prison after serving less than three years ( another person died too the same time he hit my nephew) he was seen in a bar celebrating his release. I feel she will have remorse for her time away, for her loss of college, marriage etc but will she really think about those 6 little kids who are now Motherless due to her selfishness to drive instead of calling for a ride.
Amen!!
Lock her up for 30 yrs
Enough, leave the families alone.
Hey a mistake is putting your cell phone in the washer and dryer. Selfishness is believing that your getting behind the wheel after drinking excessively, will not result in anything bad happening.
This story still breaks my heart ? for those 6 little kids without a mom.
Usually, they up it to murder, because you have a prior DUI. I wonder if this is the case….. ?
I was told by close sources she had open containers in her car and that’s the reason they “ enhanced” the charges.
Oh.
It’s also her second dui. She got one a couple years ago. So she didn’t learn her lesson which upped it as well
Women in prison are gonna love her ;-)
Terrible mistake?? She’s a murderer
Janet Ryan
Choice and Accountability.
Yes it’s very sad. I feel for both families. Prayers going out to both families.
So many lives are affected. I pray for all involved, it can’t be easy.
If si had priors put a needle in her and call it day.
Prayers for all involved very sad ???
I never post on social media but given all these comments: please read what the husband wrote DAYS after losing his precious wife. If he can see through the hatred, whilst grieving, some of you should follow his lead. It is a good, loving , sad read. Please read it. Thank you and god bless both these families. Katie wanted the world to be a better place and it starts with all of us right this very minute…
http://jasonfwright.com/column/will-you-help-katie-evans-make-the-world-a-better-place.html
18 years to life for murder?
You can usually look up to see priors, right?
Either way, once is one time too many.
I don’t believe she had priors but she had s drinking problem that was a concern of her friends and family. She only bought 2 drinks at Schooners that night one for her one for her friend. Receipts show that. The owner was interviewed on local radio. She must have been drinking in her car, hence the open containers.
That’s definitely a problem. 3x the limit. And that was after the accident, after emt took her to hospital and got a blood sample.
Everything about this is wrong. A young girl making a terrible choice that has affected her life and the life of 6 children and so many others in such a tragic way. Let’s remember what the her husband/father of her children have said. Let’s rise up as a community to help this family in need.
Who writes these articles? Blood alcohol level was .21 not .08. SMH
❤️? to all involved.
All these folks saying “good” and “she deserves it” have seen someone drive inebriated or done it themselves. Just think hard and be honest and you will think of at least one time. It is a fact of life that no celebration can happen in this country without wreckless consumption of alcohol and stupid people driving drunk. I don’t understand this myself why people can’t do anything without alcohol being involved. So yeah, as tragic as this is, it will keep happening as long as alcohol is glamorized and easily available. There is so much responsibility to go around here from parents, to friends, to whoever was serving her drinks and then watched her drive away. It’s tragic in every way but it will keep happening over and over and over again. So sad for those affected.
Good.
Ew.. you all have some filthy mouths.. god bless all of u brothers and sisters
Breanna Stuart
Still not enough
Just sad…
She will have to live with the guilt of taking a life of a mother of 6. If she had a conscience, then this would be something to think about as she sits in prison for a couple of decades.
Long ago People from my generation had it drilled in our heads that drinking and driving do not mix. Because back in those days too many accidents and fatalities caused by drinking and driving was going on. We listened and for a while it seemed that drunk drivers were decreasing. But some 25 years later a new generation isn’t being told that drinking and driving is a bad idea. Yeah there are PSAs everywhere but not as much as we heard in the 80s and 90s.
HERES A GOOD IDEA PRAY FOR ALL INVOLVED AND MIND YOUR OWN DAM BUSINESS.THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE WHY THIS COUNTRY IS A REPUBLIC AND NOT A DEMOCRACY.EVERY ONE MAKES MISTAKES EVERY ONE.THATS WHAT HUMANS DO.PUTTING THE GIRL IN PRISON FOR MURDER.IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE ITS NOT A PREMEDITATED ACT.ITS MANSLAUGHTER!!!
When did it go from .21 to .08?
She made an unfortunate choice to drink and drive like many people do. CALL SOMEONE! A prior? 18 years to life… If she gets 18 years, she will be out in 9 with good behavior. It is very sad for a family who now faces no mother. It is also sad that young people have to learn the hard way. No doubt she an alcoholic family member… BTW, how many times have we driven a car being very tired? Our reactions are no different than a drunk… Be safe out there people other lives depend on us.
A mistake? Did you bump your head?
A mistake is forgetting to turn off the sprinklers, or entering the wrong answer on a test.
This is far beyond a mistake.
Keep her in prison until those babies get their mother back!
I have been haunted since this horrific tragedy happened. I can’t bear to think about it and yet I find myself coming back to news updates over and over and feeling that sick feeling. This family’s loss is beyond unimaginable. The young women’s arrogant decision to drink and drive is beyond hubris. However, as I’ve read the many comments, I’m struck by another tragedy; people’s inability/unwillingness to see the trickle-down impact on ALL sides of this horrendous event, with compassion for the entire picture.
Surely this young woman needs to pay dearly for the choice she made. No matter what price she pays she can’t give back a life taken or the loss of a spouse and mother. She can’t possibly begin to pay for the breadth of the impact her actions have caused. In my mind her jail time will be nothing compared with the mental anguish she’ll suffer the rest of her life if she has any values. However, as a mother myself, I can’t help but think how I would feel if one of my sons were responsible for this. The fact that some of the comments acknowledge that the scope of this loss will be felt on both sides does not negate their acknowledgement of Ms. Cina’s crime and the unspeakable pain it has caused this family. They’re also simply seeing the big picture where the pain will rain down on both families and they are expressing empathy for everyone who will be impacted. I don’t think it’s a contest of whose pain is more justifiable or bigger. The husband’s interview which was referenced in the comments mentions his focus on forgiveness and moving forward, and just as importantly, “finding a way to make the world a better place”. Empathy without judgment seems a good place to start.
As we all struggle with the particularly horrendous circumstances of this tragedy, may I suggest that we not let our anger cause us to forget that there are more victims (friends, extended family, etc.) then we may realize and that their pain is not for our judgment. Yes, the Evans family tragedy is hard to wrap our minds around, but it’s a good thing when others have the capacity to feel empathy for everyone (e.g. including the Cima family) who have felt the impact.
First, the reporting is lousy. Did she kill the mother of a mother of six or a mother of six?
Secondly, there will probably be a plea deal.
Sad ! But gotta pay the piper .. Saddest is 6 kids with only memories of Mom ?
This happened about 10 years ago a COC football player had an injury and the local school had children running on the sidewalk. His foot slipped, he ran over a 9 year old and killed her. His punishment was to go to schools and tell of what can happen if you make a wrong choice. This was horrific, I talked to the family, they were compassionate, I was not. We had miles of trails, no children ever needed to be running on the sidewalk for school. Today he would be facing Murder ….
Thank you Teresa for reminding us that the husband, father of 6 now motherless children, even in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy emphasized not hating the driver, a young woman who did something very stupid but didn’t intend to kill anyone, but doing what he could to help heal his family and making the world a better place. That’s what struck me when I first read about this.
And the generosity of people who I read raised about $300,000 for the family as of over a week ago…
http://jasonfwright.com/column/will-you-help-katie-evans-make-the-world-a-better-place.html
It’s sad to read so much hate for the driver, speculation that she’s heartless and without remorse and so on — she’s probably in shock. And for a 21-year old, 18 years to life in jail is her whole youth, for those stupid drinks she may never have children herself, get married or ever by “normal,” the shock of that for herself and family has to be enormous.
Yes she should reach out to apologize to the husband and family and hopefully she will when she recovers from the shock, maybe she’s afraid to face him, but he sounds like he would welcome that encounter, the closure.
BTW everyone’s life has equal value, so although leaving 6 children including 2 6-week old preemies (she was driving home from the hospital after visiting them, that’s why she was out so late), is one of the most heart-breaking things I’ve ever heard, even if she had no children and were 65 it would be the same: one life doesn’t matter more than another.
Yes, this is the time and place to publicize the service that will drive people AND their cars home if they have been drinking: editors pls. post the info.
– And people especially smaller women should never assume they’re “OK to drive” after even 2 drinks (one for some), tolerance varies by size for example.
One drink (2 ozs. liquor or one beer or 6 ozs. of wine) per hour, with water and food, is the MOST avg. sized people can absorb without being dangerous.
I am Katie Evans brother-in-law. Clearly I have myriad emotions swirling around while reading all this. But this is my personal take.
I am confident that Ms. Cina did not begin her evening intending to kill anyone. Through selfish and thoughtless decisions she ended a life. My brother and family are determined not to let the list of lives destroyed grow to include his name nor the names of my nephews and little nieces. Do not wish to see Ms. Cina’s life destroyed either. Please, let’s try to limit the casualty list to one.
We will, all of us, be dealing with the consequences of that night for many years to come. But the lessons we learn from the struggles ahead, whether they break us or push us to strength we didn’t know we had, are completely up to each of us.
Hi Mike,
Good to see someone here who knows about Katie and what is going on with Jacob and the kids. Always interesting to see how opinions can run riot – the more they opinion is free of facts and personal knowledge, the more riot they seem to run.
My heart aches for Katie, her family, and all those who loved her. My heart also aches for Ms. Cina and her family.
Perhaps a good that could come from this (given things like Uber and Lyft) is an exit test for establishments that serve liquor. This would only help if the person who is intoxicated was at an actual bar or restaurant, but it wouldn’t hurt moving the presumption from “It’s my right to be irresponsible” to “Society has a right to keep innocent individuals safe.”