Prosecutors say a Louisville mother had been partying for three days before she was found passed out on top of her infant daughter after a car crash.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has identified the baby as 3-month-old Charvi Scruggs. The baby died of asphyxiation, according to prosecutors.
Ebony Moore is charged with manslaughter in connection with her child's death. A not guilty plea was entered for her in Jefferson District Court.
"My sister is not a monster," Moore's sister Deneshia Blincoe, said while gathered with relatives outside the jail supporting Moore. "She does have another child -- a 3-year-old. We all make mistakes. If we was perfect, we wouldn't be here right now."
the relatives rallied together outside jail Thursday said Moore battled mental illness, bipolar disorder and an abusive relationship.
"She would do anything anything for anybody and it's messed up she's in this predicament," Moore's cousin Meshell Weatherford said. "That's not the kind of person she is and she has had a hard life. I mean a hard life."
The judge granted a request to raise Moore's bond from $10,000 to $100,000. Relatives say CPS has taken custody of her 3-year-old daughter.
Police say the car was still running and in drive when they arrived at the scene where Moore hit a parked car around 1:30 a.m. on Feb. 19.
Court documents say Moore was "laying on top of her infant child" in the driver's seat. Family members say the child was not in a car seat.
According to court documents, results of toxicology tests indicate Moore's blood alcohol level was 0.175% at the time of the crash. She also tested positive for amphetamine, opiates, THC and cocaine. Police say Moore admitted to drinking alcohol, smoking marijuana and taking ecstasy and muscle relaxers before getting behind the wheel.
Judge sets $100,000 bond for mom charged with manslaughter after infant's death
In court Thursday, prosecutors said 29-year-old Ebony Moore had been "partying for three days" before the crash -- and that she hit a parked car.
Court records say Moore admitted to drinking, smoking weed, and taking ecstasy and muscle relaxers before getting behind the wheel.
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