Sentencing for a 2022 Car Crash That Took the Life of Mother and Unborn Child

On May 11, 2022, the Office of the Salt Lake County District Attorney filed felony charges against Jack Keith Archibald for a car crash that took the life of a pregnant mother and her unborn child and severely injured her young daughter.

 

Today, Mr. Archibald was sentenced in Utah’s Third District Court on two second degree felony counts of Automobile Homicide, for the death of the young mother and her unborn child, and one third degree felony count of DUI with Serious Bodily Injury, for injuring the toddler.

 

“Mr. Archibald put our entire community at risk when he decided to drive after drinking enough alcohol to put him at more than double the legal limit, while also on drugs. We continue to mourn the loss of the young pregnant mother and her unborn child. We applaud the judge for giving Mr. Archibald consecutive sentencing for severely injuring the young girl while in her own yard. We would like to thank the Salt Lake City Police Department and our prosecutors for their diligent investigation and prosecution that helped put Jack Archibald in prison and off our streets. If you drink, drive, and injure people you will be aggressively prosecuted,” said Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill.