'Checking his mail': 55-year-old mowed down and killed by woman texting in her Ford F-150, who then drove off like nothing happened
Story by Chris Perez • 12h
An Alabama woman texting on her cellphone plowed into a 55-year-old man and killed him while he was "checking his mail" — then drove off like nothing happened, cops say.
Tammy Albanese, 56, of Astor, will spend years behind bars after entering a guilty plea on Monday for the deadly hit-and-run of Teddy Eugene Self on Sept. 22, 2022, according to AL.com. She was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of reckless manslaughter, with the possibility of parole after serving three years. She was also convicted of leaving the scene of an accident causing injury or death, which landed her a 10-year sentence, of which she must serve two years before being eligible for parole, the local outlet reports.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said in a press release after the slaying that Self was struck and killed while "checking his mail" on Lock 17 Road in Bessemer that Thursday at around 2:15 p.m., per cops.
"The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office reviewed the case presented by Sheriff's Investigators and issued warrants against 53-year-old Tammy Albanese, also of Bessemer," the sheriff's office said.
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