By VINAYA SAKSENA

PROVIDENCE — A Cumberland woman has been sentenced to six years imprisonment for her role in an accident that killed her teenage passenger and left the defendant disfigured.

Michael Healey, a spokesman for Attorney General Patrick Lynch, said that Kellie Woodbine was sentenced Friday to a total term of 25 years, with six years to serve and 19 years suspended with probation, by Judge Mark Pfeiffer. The sentence stems from a December 2005 crash that killed 16-year-old Samantha Beaudette.
“Broken down, Woodbine got 15 years, with six years to serve and nine years suspended with probation, on count one, DUI-death resulting; and 10 years suspended with probation on count two, driving to endanger-death resulting, but consecutive to count one,” Healey explained in an e-mail.
It is alleged that Beaudette was a passenger in a sport utility vehicle driven by Woodbine when Woodbine lost control of the vehicle in the area of the Pawtucket s-curves on I-95 north.
The accident reportedly occurred after the pair left a party so Woodbine could get cigarettes. According to Healey, medical reports following the crash put Woodbine’s blood alcohol count (BAC) at 0.246, three times higher than the legal limit of .08.
In December 2006, Woodbine was indicted on charges of DUI death resulting and driving to endanger, death resulting, according to judicial records. It has been alleged that the borrowed SUV she was driving had been traveling at nearly 100 mph.
Woodbine initially pleaded not guilty to the charges in January 2007. However, court records show that she changed her plea on both charges to no contest on June 25 of this year. The Associated Press reported that Woodbine indicated any punishment would be acceptable to her.
According to Healey, Woodbine was ordered by Judge Pfeiffer to perform 500 hours of community service upon release from prison. Her driver’s license will be revoked for five years after her release. He also ordered her to undergo treatment and counseling for alcohol abuse.
Samantha Beaudette’s mother, Sharon Acorn, has started a Web site in her daughter’s memory, at www.samanthabeaudette.com. She had previously started a Web log in which she remembered her daughter and discussed Woodbine’s trial, with the first entry posted in June 2006. Acorn has been particularly vocal on issues raised by her daughter’s death, including roadside memorials, for which she has been advocating for greater leniency by local governments.