Woman whose child died in wreck faces multiple charges - wistv.com - Columbia, South Carolina |

SPARTANBURG COUNTY, SC (WYFF) - A woman whose daughter died after an SUV crash during a police chase is facing multiple charges.

Deputies said when they tried to pull over 26-year-old Errika Dominique Shelton for a traffic violation on Interstate 85, she led them on a pursuit at speeds of more than 100 mph. They said during the chase, the 7-year-old threw marijuana from the vehicle that they later recovered.

Deputies said Shelton over-corrected and flipped the SUV near Gossett and Battleground roads. Her daughter, Queniya Tykia Shelton, was thrown from the vehicle. Queniya died from her injuries Tuesday night.

Deputies said that immediately after the wreck, Errika Shelton's family and friends told them that she was the child's aunt, and they were given an incorrect name of the child.

On Tuesday, Coroner Rusty Clevenger said in a release that because of the hospital adhering to privacy policies and a "lack of cooperation from the child's mother," the wrong name and relationship had been reported.

Clevenger said it has since been determined that Shelton is Queniya's biological mother.

Shelton remains hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

News 4 has learned that Shelton's past includes convictions for unlawful carrying of a weapon and assaulting a police office while resisting arrest.

According to Sheriff Chuck Wright, Shelton faces six charges in connection with the pursuit and crash. She is charged with failure to stop for blue light, resulting in death; driving under suspension, third and subsequent; unlawful neglect of a child; reckless driving; possession with intent to distribute marijuana and a habitual traffic offender charge.

Shelton remains hospitalized. Once she is released from the hospital, she will be transported to the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office Detention Center where the arrest warrants will be formally served.