(CBS) — The leader of a group that advocates for Latinos is sympathetic to 20-year-old Carly Rousso – who’s being sentenced next month for DUI, after a collision that killed a 5-year-old Hispanic girl.
“None of us are perfect. We all make mistakes,” said Julie Contreras is a leader of the Lake County League of United Latin American Citizens.
READ MORE: With Vaccinations Lagging And COVID Cases Rising Among Black Chicagoans, Mayor Lightfoot Says 'We Need To Send Out The Alarm'The person she’s talking about is Carly Rousso, who was convicted of huffing – getting high – and killing 5-year-old Jaclyn Santos-Sacramento two years ago when she drove onto a sidewalk in Highland Park.