FIRST ON 13: Clifton Park man admits to drunken crash that killed woman

Man pleads guilty to drunken crash that killed woman

Man pleads guilty to drunken crash that killed woman in Slingerlands.

A 29-year-old Clifton Park man has admitted to driving while drunk and causing a horrific crash in Bethlehem that killed a woman.

Matthew Monthie crossed the center line on Route 85 in Slingerlands and hit another car head on.

The driver of the other car, Shawna Marzahl, died. She was 53 years old and lived in Selkirk.

This crash happened on May 1 just before 7 a.m.

Monthie pleaded guilty in Albany County Court on Tuesday to second degree manslaughter and DWI and faces up to 10 years in prison.