California teen charged in fatal crash recorded on Instagram

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors charged a teenage driver today with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and other counts after she lost control of her car while livestreaming on Instagram and recorded a crash that killed her younger sister.

The behavior of 18-year-old Obdulia Sanchez captured by the video was "disturbing and shocking," Merced County Chief Deputy District Attorney Harold Nutt said in a statement.

He did not elaborate, but the footage shows she was dancing to music while she drove and taking her hands from the steering wheel.

Prosecutors say the video will be a key piece of evidence in the case.

Sanchez was driving the car on Friday when it veered onto the shoulder of a road about 75 miles northwest of Fresno, authorities said.

She overcorrected, causing the vehicle to swerve and overturn into a field, ejecting and killing her 14-year-old sister, Jacqueline Sanchez, authorities said.

After a gap in the livestream, the driver is seen leaning over the girl's body, saying she was sorry. She said she expected to spend the rest of her life in prison but doesn't care.

"This is the last thing I wanted to happen, OK? ... Rest in peace, sweetie," the teen says. "If you don't survive, I'm so [expletive] sorry."

Another 14-year-old girl suffered a leg injury in the crash.

The five counts against Sanchez also include drunken driving resulting in injuries. Prosecutors say Sanchez could spend more than 13 years in state prison if convicted of all the charges.

Sanchez is expected to appear in court later in the day. An attorney representing her could be reached for comment.

Her father, Nicandro Sanchez, has called it an unexplainable accident.