Driver Arrested in Fatal Crash on 60
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A motorist accused of causing an accident that left three dead on the Moreno Valley Freeway in Beaumont last month was arrested Thursday at her home in Upland on one count of felony hit and run and three counts of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.
Sofia Glentis, 58, will be arraigned Tuesday in Riverside County Superior Court and, if convicted, could be sentenced to six years in prison.
Authorities say Glentis made an unsafe lane change April 22 in front of a car driven by Andrea Venute, 20, of Banning. Venute swerved from westbound lanes of the 60 Freeway into eastbound traffic, colliding with a van carrying disabled passengers. Venute and two van passengers died.
Glentis, a Greek national, had her bail increased to $150,000 because she is a flight risk, according to law enforcement sources.
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