Crash In Police Chase Kills Daughter - Mother Charged

Erika Shelton, the mother Spartanburg County deputies say was driving an SUV that wrecked during a chase Monday, was officially charged in the crash that killed her daughter, Fox Carolina reports.

Shelton was driving the SUV on Monday morning when a Spartanburg County deputy tried to initiate a traffic stop. When he did, Shelton reportedly led deputies on a chase on Interstate 85. During the chase, Shelton reportedly had her 7-year-old daughter, Queniya Shelton, unbuckle her seatbelt and toss at least a half-pound of marijuana out of the window. Shortly after she did, the SUV wrecked, ejecting the child. She died from her injuries. 

Shelton faces charges of failure to stop for a blue light involving death, unlawful neglect of a child, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, driving under suspension, reckless driving and being a habitual traffic offender.