Carmen Kills a Child
Sorry for waiting so long to post this. April sent me a tip about this on Monday, but until today, I could not find an article saying that the driver had a child of her own – only that she had killed someone else’s child.
Anyway, the innocent looking, sweet-faced thing at the top is Carmen Huertas. On Saturday Night (actually midnight-thirty Sunday morning), the drunken sot got behind the wheel of her Mercury Sable, with seven little girls, all between the ages of 11 and 14, riding as passengers. One of the girls was her daughter. Another was 11 year old Leandra Rosado. At the time of the wreck Carmen’s blood alcohol level was .132.
There are several levels of ‘wrong’ to this incident, so I will take my time and discuss each of them. I am nothing, if not thorough…..
First, the girls were all at Huertas’ house for a sleepover being held for Huertas’ own 11 year old daughter, when Carmen decided to go to a party being held by her ex-boyfriend at his place. Am I the only person who sees the problem with this? Let’s see…I let my child invite over several friends, and THEN load them all up and take them to a party where alcohol will be served. Anybody besides me think this is a supremely bad idea? Anyone? Anyone? Ferris? I’m not sure if it’s illegal to take 11- to 14-year olds to a party where alcohol is being served, but it is certainly not wise. Or ethical. I wonder how many of the parents gave her permission to take their kids to a party, hmmm?
Second, the car that she loaded the seven children in was a Mercury Sable. Does anyone see a problem with that? Would it help if I told you that three of the girls were thrown from the car when it wrecked? Would anybody like to guess why? That’s right! There are only five seats in a Mercury Sable. That means only five seat belts. Three of the girls were riding unrestrained. Wait! – isn’t there a law that says children under the age of sixteen have to be buckled in? Yeah, I thought so. So now in addition to being irresponsible, she is now breaking the law.
Third, upon arrival at the party, she decided that drinking was OK, even though she knew she was going to be responsible for getting the children home later. Again, the drinking in and of itself may not have been illegal, but it was definitely not a smart choice.
Fourth, after drinking herself stupid, she piled all seven girls back in her Sable, three of them sans seat belts, and began the drive home. Who wants to guess whether driving drunk is legal in New York City? Yeah. It’s not. That’s two laws she’s broken, now. Plus four kinds of stupid.
But that’s not all – she also drove at speeds in excess of 80mph. I’m fairly sure the speed limit in NYC is not 80, as a matter of fact, I’d be surprised if it’s over 55. Another law broken, another level of idiocy. Where does it end? Unfortunately not there, because then Carmen’ own daughter began pleading with her mother to slow down. You would think that, as a mother, the pleas of her daughter might have some effect on Huertes, but they did not. The response of the tanked-up tramp was to laugh and say, “You think this is fast? Just wait until we get on the highway.” Absolutely sickening. You can find the entire timeline of the evening as reconstructed by witnesses here.
When the deadly drunk lost control of her car, it then rolled several times and slammed into a tree, ejecting three of the girls. See, kids….you see why there are seat belt laws? The three without seat belts flew from the car. If you ask me the woman should wrap her arms around her knees and kiss her own ass that she only killed ONE child that night. It could have been infinitely worse.
I’m sure Carmen then had the audacity to cry and look pitiful at the scene, hoping it would gain her some sympathy. She has been charged with driving while intoxicated, and vehicular manslaughter. I, personally, think she should be charged with murder. She knew her actions could kill someone, and she didn’t care. By my count, she is now up to four laws broken, and six ways to stupid.
Huertas sustained only a broken arm in the accident. No big surprise there. Usually those who drive drunk and kill others end up with the least injuries in the accident. All that alcohol relaxes them to the point that they just ‘flow with it’, and bounce instead of breaking. Too bad.
And now Carmen, who is in the hospital, has said she wants to kill herself. Can I get a great big, “AWWWWWW, poor baby!” Yeah, I didn’t think so. I hope they plaster her cell with photos of the little girl she killed, so she has to look at her every day for her entire sentence. I hope they are also kind enough to get a tape recording of Leandra’s father’s voice, listing all of the wonderful qualities his daughter possessed, and make Huertas listen to it every day, all day long, as well.
I’d like to thank April not only for the tip, but also for allowing me to use one of her favorite quotes in this article. She knows which one it is.
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October 16th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
She wants to kill herself? Give the bitch a rope, a knife, whatever she needs to get the job done. She’s certainly not fit to live.
October 16th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
Ya know… I have to admit that I like frozen strawberry margaritas. And, we have a local Mexican restaurant that does ‘em up just right. But, being a person who has more than one working brain cell, I KNOW not to consume the margarita and then load my kids up in the car. Notice I said “the margarita” not “a pitcher of margaritas” or “a few margaritas”. I will NOT drive my car by myself let alone with passengers if I choose to drink even ONE margarita. I am well below the legal limit with just one margarita. But, I still choose not to operate a vehcile. Why? I’d rather be sure that all my senses were working than risk ANY kind of alcohol-induced impairment that could lead to an accident.
So what’s the difference between Carmen and me? Look back through my response. I have AT LEAST ONE WORKING brain cell. I say since she’s already brain dead, pull the plug and put her out of my misery.
I hope that the parents of the deceased child, as well as those of the injured children, are able to forgive. They need to do that for themselves, eventually.
October 16th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Leandra’s father doesn’t want Carmen dead. He wants her to go to jail and live a good long time with the knowledge of what she did to his daughter, and to him. He wants her to suffer for it as he is suffering. He has referred to his daughter as “Daddy’s little girl”, “my best friend”, and “my life, my joy”. This man has lost his whole life, as he sees it.
You know what’s really sad, though? I’m of the opinion that Huertas won’t feel bad about it for more than a day or so anyway, before she starts looking for someone else to blame to salve her conscience. Most drunks just don’t care. If they did, they would never have driven drunk in the first place.
October 16th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
She is scum and yes Angel I agree that the child’s picture should haunt her every waking moment!
October 16th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
It’s just a sad fact that there are so many bad people in this world. It’s too bad that just one of these girls didnt’ decide to call their parents first. But regardless, this woman was WRONG to do that and i hope she gets life.
October 17th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
thanks for all the support from the community and family and friends for i see my daughter was a great child..so my dream came true. just know that the papers say i wasnt in her life for yrs well thats because i wasnt given visitation so whateva..i dont care about that because imma bigger person i forgive and thats how it should be…but that bitch that took my daughters life ..prepare yourself…dont take the easy way out carmen..suicide thats too easy .lol werd u need to be justified and i will see u in court u will see my face…
October 17th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
There was actually another law broken. Which should lead to two extra charges…
She asked the kids to raise their hand if they thought something was going to happen (whether or not they’d get into an accident.) Add to that the quote:
“You think this is fast? Just wait until we get on the highway.”
That should all most definitely be considered Criminal Threatening AND Terrorizing.
October 17th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Good point!
October 18th, 2009 at 2:20 am
I can’t fathom driving around with kids while any alcohol has been consumed. My kids for sure, but other peoples children ? Crazy. I’m no saint, I mean I’ve had a few beers golfing and drove home. Never would I drive with kids who have no real choice in what you are doing.
October 19th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Angel, what the bitch needs to do is wrap her elbows around her knees and kiss her own ass that it’s not my fucking child she murdered. I would gladly carry out her wish for death… Although I can’t promise that I would make it quick and / or painless.
Rest in peace, Leandra, You will always be your daddy’s baby girl, honey.
October 19th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
I can only imagine what you would do to her……
October 19th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
And I have learned from this site that if I talk to myself, lick windows, and run through the streets naked – I might just get off for being a brainless twit. Besides, you all can show up on the news sited reporting my story and defend me… IT goes a little something like this:
U DONT KNOW APRIL SHES A GOOD MOTHER AND MY FREND MAYBE YOU SHOULDNT TALK ABOUT SHYTE YOU NO NOTHING ABOUT FUCK U ASSHOLE WHAT ARE U FAT AND UGLY U HAVE NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN TALK ABOUT GOOD PEOPLE THAT U NO NOTHING ABOUT GO TO HELL.
October 19th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Not me, man…..If I ever did something like this to my kid, I would fully expect you all to have a freakin’ Angel bashing marathon on here (I’d be disappointed with anything less), and any of you who lived close enough would be expected to show up on the courthouse lawn to point and laugh at me as I was led away in handcuffs. Throwing rotten fruit would be a nice touch, too. You wouldn’t have to worry about any of my family members coming here to defend me, because….well…I’ve already explained my family to you. Need I say more?
That said – if I ever AM arrested for a violent crime, it wouldn’t be profiled here, anyway. You’d have to go to Trench’s other site (TRCN) to read about it, because it wouldn’t be for hurting one of my kids, it would be for murdering someone ELSE who had hurt (or attempted to hurt) one of my kids. You could all go over there and either support or condemn my vigilante-ism, as you each saw fit.
October 19th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
NOOOOOOO!!! I meant that you all could show up and defend me for killing the person that killed my child. NOOOOO!! I f I ever hurt my kid, please take all the shots you want at me. Hell, throw bricks at mey head.
October 19th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Gotcha…..If you killed someone who hurt your kid, I’d more likely take up a collection for a defense attorney than anything else. That would be pretty hard to do though, seeing as I’d be in jail with you, charged with abuse of a body when I went with you to help you hide the evidence….I know where several abandoned and flooded quarries are in my neck of the woods…..
October 19th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
You forget that I am a short drive to Vegas. There are holes…. In the desert…..
October 19th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
You could just take them to the beach and feed them to the sharks…..no evidence….
October 19th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
They don’t always eat people. If that were the case, Scott Peterson wouldn’t be sitting behind bars right now.
October 19th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
I am the mother that hosted the birthday party that Leandra Rosado attended. My brother, father of Brittany Gonzalez, did not host the party. Several apartments hosted various guests which included Carmen Huertas and her husband that evening. We live in a building that is tight nit, most of the tenants have lived here for over 50 years. My mother was raised in this building since she was 5 years old and lived her at the time of her passing. The apartments are small and it’s not unusual for people to be in the hallway or in front of the building. People do drink alcohol in their own home and offer it to their guests. Many pieces of this story are missing and the truth will be revealed when it goes to court. Carmen Huertas knows most of the people in the building. It is not unusual for a relationship to continue between two parents trying to keep the peace for their children. If a wedding was being held, is it much more of a controlled environment? What is the difference? Alcohol is served in the presence of children. How many glasses are constantly left unfinished on a table? Isn’t it possible for a child to sneak a drink, let alone an adult? Is the alcohol locked up? No. If someone is determined to take a drink, they will get their hands on it one way or another. No alcohol was served at the party, held for an 18 year old which hosted adults, teens and young children. Stop being childish and talking badly about Carmen Huertas. Of course, she was wrong in getting behind the wheel under the influence. Yes, her husband should have forcibly taken the keys away from her, called the cops or call the parents of these children. Many of these parents didn’t even know her address. Many of them did not even meet her until that weekend. Some parents even knew her well enough to know that maybe she wasn’t the best person to leave their child with. Let’s focus our energy on how this can be prevented from happening in the future. Leandra was taken out of her mother’s custody for a reason. Thankfully, her father raised a respectable young lady, filled with joy and so much adoration for her father. Did she lack anything in her short lived life? Not at all. The whole family doted on her. Are any of us better than Carmen Huertas? Yes, some of us have common sense, maybe raised by great parents, but it’s by the grace of God that you are not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, able to control your emotions, keep yourself sane and thankfully have not hurt your own child. I don’t think I’m better than her. My own niece could have died. I’m angry that this tragedy happened and we are always going to ask ourselves what could have happened differently and we have to all live with that. Leandra was like our own. She was close to my family for almost two years. We have experienced so much grief because of this loss. She is and was a beautiful girl with hopes of becoming a star. She already is a star in my eyes. Please help her father to get this story more publicly displayed in all media outlets and others such as the child abuse cases. I pray for all of the families involved including Carmen’s. Where is your compassion? When Jesus was being crucified he said to his Father, “Forgive them for they do not know what they do.” Romans 1:28 says, “Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.” Satan used her as an instrument to get his evil deed accomplished. We will never know the reason this has happened, but she may have accomplished her mission on this earth. It hurts for me to write these words and to even try to see this in a Godly way. I hope I would be as strong as Lenny Rosado, who continues to work through his loss, his emotions and his relationship with God. He truly loved his daughter that he fought to have custody of her. I hope other parents will follow his example and not give up on trying to protect their children from those that don’t put them first, but give in to their sinful nature. We are not without sin, remember that. We can all become better parents. Who hasn’t turned their head for a moment and their child is doing something that could have killed them? We try to be as careful as we can be, but when it’s our time, it’s our time. I miss her dearly. I keep playing the video I took of her singing “Eye Of The Tiger” at my home and the few pictures that have been taken of her that night and by my niece in the past year. Let’s get this story out there in a positive way and let’s put an end to the Balloon Hoax Story which seems to be more of a priority at this time than saving lives. All of these stories need to be televised more often. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
October 20th, 2009 at 10:17 am
My son is 5. I have NEVER turned my head for a moment. I know where he is, what he’s doing and who he’s with every minute of the day. Yes, his daycare center thought I was a freaking nut. Yes, his kindergarten teacher gets a little tired of being grilled on what he’s doing. But he’s my child and my responsibility and I know where he is and what he’s doing and that he’s SAFE.
Yes, I don’t just THINK I’m better than this drunken bitch, I KNOW I am. I have never and would never get behind the wheel after drinking, let alone with children in the car. I hope someone slips her whatever she needs to finish herself off in prison and spare the taxpayers the expense of prosecuting her.
There is no excuse for getting behind the wheel drunk, let alone doing so with seven children – other people’s children. I don’t think the father of the dead girl is forgiving her. He’s saying she needs to go to prison for the rest of her life and I agree completely.
October 20th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Oi! Can you use some paragraph brakes, yikes. I try not to bash people for spelling and grammar, but come on make an effort to write something people are capable of understanding.
Every. single. parent. who left their kid at her house should be investigated and probably charge. You should know who is watching your kids, period. And their kids who are 11+ should know better than to get into a car without a seatbelt and to not go to a different place in the middle of the night without calling their parents.
Anyone at that party that knew she drove in a 5 seater car and had 7 passengers meaning 3 people had no seats should be charged with child endangerment.
And I can’t speak for the laws there but I know where I live people have been charged with various serious crimes for allowing a guest to leave their house drunk. You invite people into your home and purchase alcohol for them then yes, you are, responsible. If they sneak booze in, or other drugs, then its not your responsibility. And arguably if they bring their own booze you might be less responsible.
If you invite kids into your house you are somewhat responsible for their safety. I don’t expect non-parents to be perfect at putting cleaning supplies, medicine, etc out of the reach of kids or having outlet plugs. But I do expect that if they see a young child sticking a knife in an outlet they will stop them, or a young child go outside alone, etc. Similarly if someone sees an 11 year old drinking booze I expect them to stop them. Or an 11-14 year old doing anything dangerous.
And if you want to discuss the “godliness” of this there are plenty of places for you to do so. Church for one, all the religious sites and forums for another. This is not the place.
I don’t see how you expect us to prevent more deaths based on this incident. They only way I see is to lock up everyone at that party, everyone who knew she was an unfit mother and let her have kids in her custody, etc. And frankly I don’t think that would make much difference either, people would still continue to make excuses for people who don’t have any sense and shouldn’t be allowed to walk and chew gum at the same time let alone be part of society.
October 20th, 2009 at 8:49 am
I am very sorry for your loss, Christina, and my heart goes out to all who were directly affected by this tragedy. I understand your desire to try and explain the circumstances, and you have some compelling points; but, ultimately, it WAS Carmen’s fault – and ONLY her fault. The one statement you made that I have the most trouble with is this one:
“Who hasn’t turned their head for a moment and their child is doing something that could have killed them?”
That does not come even close to being applicable to this situation. Accidents are just that – accidents. Doctors can generally tell the difference between an accident, and long term abuse, and will treat each case individually.
What Carmen did was no accident. She deliberately drank to the point of intoxication, and the comments she made to the children before they got into the car prove that she knew she was impaired. She then got behind the wheel and killed one of these beautiful children. It most certainly is her fault.
Lets have another example, shall we? Everyone knows that drinking impairs your ability to function, and that if you drive drunk, you are likely to cause an accident, or harm others. So basically, it’s like playing Russian roulette – with a 3,000 pound bullet. If Carmen had played Russian roulette with these children, using a revolver containing only one bullet, and one of the girls died, would you look at that any differently? Of course you would. But there really is no difference.She knew that she was too drunk to drive, yet she drove anyway. I have no sympathy for her – only for Leandra and her father. And the other family and friends who have to live with the memory of this young life snuffed out because of the idiocy of an immature drunk.
October 20th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Thank you Angel for this forum, your response to my comment as well as the comments from the others. I will definitely take them all under account. Stay safe and your children near you. Justice will be granted to the Rosado family.
October 20th, 2009 at 5:11 pm
You’re welcome.
October 24th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Here’s a pic of the overturned car.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/10/23/2009-10-23_manslaughter_dwi_charges_filed_against_carmen_huertas_in_crash_that_killed_girl_.html
October 28th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
MOTHER FUCK! She pleaded not guilty. Sonofabitch! BTW, Angel, not only was Leandra NOT wearing a seatbelt – She was sitting in the back of the station wagon where there wasn’t even a seat!!
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/10/28/2009-10-28_dwi_moms_lawyer_points_.html
October 28th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
“‘There’s blame to go around,’ says DWI mom Carmen Huerta’s lawyer”
What’s next now, is she also going to blame an evil spirit for making her drive intoxicated? and who is she going to blame for her own stupidity? her parents? the society? no no, let me guess, the system who failed her while she was a poor young mother who didn’t know better..
Stupid irresponsible bitc*, the least she could do is to plead guilty and face the consecuences of her actions.
October 28th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
She’s a selfish, selfish bitch!
December 3rd, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Monique just emailed me an update on this story. Thanks Monique! It looks like some of this twats teen victims are trying to earn money to bail the hooker out of jail. Fuck her. Let her rot. Who held the bake sale to pay for Leandra’s funeral?? Huh?? Who held the bake sale to pay for those girls that needed medical care? Not fucking Carmen!! She was sitting up in jail feeling sorry for herself.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2009/12/03/2009-12-03_bake_sale_for_bail_money_leandras_dad_furious_teen_victims_helping_dwi_mom.html
December 3rd, 2009 at 6:10 pm
“Twats teen victims” that’s so friggin funny, I just realized how much I missed your comments lol.
December 3rd, 2009 at 6:54 pm
MONIQUE!!!!!!! Hi Honey!!
December 21st, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Just read on another site that there is a new law that was passed in New York making an arrest for a DWI with a child in the car an aggravated DWI and a felony. The person is also charged with endangering the welfare of a child. It’s called Leandra’s Law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leandra%27s_Law