By Monique Roth
L’Observateur

LAPLACE — A LaPlace woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to three counts of vehicular homicide, one count of third-degree feticide and one count of first degree vehicular negligent injuring in connection with a May 2013 St. Charles Parish wreck that killed three people, including a pregnant woman.

Jennifer Englade entered the guilty plea before St. Charles Parish Division C Judge Emile St. Pierre. She is scheduled for sentencing at 9 a.m. on Sept. 25.

Englade, who authorities said was drunk, was driving a 2006 Pontiac G6 northbound on U.S. 61 in the early morning hours of May 26, 2013, when she crossed the raised median for unknown reasons. As the Pontiac entered the southbound lanes of travel, it was struck on its right side by a 2001 Honda Civic, driven by Romishe Mejia-Fequier, 23, of Harvey.

Englade was wearing a seat belt and was taken to the Interim LSU Public Hospital Level 1 Trauma Center. Romishe Mejia-Fequier was pronounced dead on the scene. She was also wearing a seat belt.

Joshua Jones, 29, of Sulphur was the front seat passenger in the Pontiac. He was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle upon impact and pronounced dead on the scene.

Mejia Medena, 20, of Harvey was the front seat passenger of the Honda. He was wearing a seat belt and sustained critical injuries and was taken to the Level 1 Trauma Center.

Esther Centeno, 20, of Bridge City was the right rear passenger in the Honda and was pregnant. Centeno was wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead on the scene.

According to St. Charles District Attorney Joel T. Chaisson II, Englade has a history of driving under the influence and pleaded guilty in 1999 to driving while intoxicated in St. John the Baptist Parish.

In June 1999, Englade also pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in St. Charles Parish, a second offense.

Englade had yet another run-in with the law in June 2012 when she was charged with DWI in St. Charles Parish. Since her last conviction had been more than 10 years before, Englade was only charged with a first offense.