Woman pleads guilty in fatal hit-and-run that killed 17-year-old pedestrian in Bloomington
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July 25, 2023
Carlos Gonzalez, Star Tribune file
During a Jan. 30 vigil, Marsha Fugett placed a cross at the accident site in Bloomington where her children were struck. Donald E. Gayton Jr., 17, died two days after the Jan. 27 hit from severe head injuries, according to the charges. His sister, Tamya Lynn Gayton, 14, suffered serious injuries.
An Oakdale woman pleaded guilty Monday to hitting and killing a 17-year-old while driving drunk in Bloomington.
Mikala Jean Ness, 27, changed her plea to guilty Monday on three charges: two counts of vehicular homicide, and one count of criminal vehicular operation. One vehicular homicide charge was for being under the influence the alcohol and the other was for leaving the scene of the crash.
Donald E. Gayton Jr., 17, died two days after the Jan. 27 hit from severe head injuries, according to the charges. His sister, Tamya Lynn Gayton, 14, suffered serious injuries.
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