An Arcata woman pleaded no contest Friday to felony vehicular manslaughter in exchange for a maximum sentence of two years in prison for driving over a San Mateo County cliff while under the influence of alcohol, resulting in the death of a passenger in her vehicle, prosecutors said.

Madeline St. Pierre, 26, also admitted to two allegations of serious felonies, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.

St. Pierre was originally charged with vehicular manslaugter, driving under the influence resulting in injury to another and driving with a BAC of higher than 0.08% resulting in injury to another, each with enhancements for causing great bodily injury, prosecutors said.

San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe and St. Pierre’s defense attorney Lauren Potter

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