Janieka Ellington, 35, deliberately crashed her SUV on I-5 near Seattle and attempted to stab her two daughters, ages 10 and 15. Police believe she was intoxicated and experiencing suicidal thoughts; she admitted to drinking heavily the night before. Good Samaritans disarmed her after the crash, which involved multiple impacts with concrete barriers causing a rollover. Ellington faces charges including four counts of attempted murder for this incident that occurred on Monday morning.
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A mother deliberately crashed her car on an interstate near Seattle and then tried to stab her two daughters to death, prosecutors allege.
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Janieka Ellington, 35, drove her SUV into a concrete barrier along I-5 in Dupont on Monday morning, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by the Daily Mail.
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She struck the left-side barrier, veered to the right shoulder, then left again and hit a semi-truck in the middle lane, Washington State Patrol said.
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She continued left and struck the concrete barrier again, causing the car to rollover on the passenger side before coming to a stop, according to police.
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Three Good Samaritans rushed to help, but Ellington pulled out a knife and started chasing her 15-year-old daughter around while yelling 'I'm going to kill you,' the filing said.
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The group of bystanders, which included two soldiers, disarmed her and held her on the ground until state troopers arrived on scene, the affidavit said.
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Ellington's younger daughter, age 10, told authorities that her mother said believed they were being followed, according to the court filing.
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The little girl claimed Ellington told them 'they were all going to die' before she crashed the vehicle, the affidavit said.
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Ellington was charged with four counts of attempted murder, two counts of vehicular assault and felony harassment, according to Pierce County Corrections records.
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She has not yet entered a plea.
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Janieka Ellington, 35, drove her SUV into a concrete barrier along I-5 in Dupont, Washington state on Monday morning, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by the Daily Mail
Police believe the 35-year-old was under the influence of alcohol and having suicidal thoughts at the time of the crash, the probable cause affidavit said.
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Ellington allegedly smelled of booze, troopers said, and admitted that she had been drinking 'whiskey straight' the night before the crash, according to the filing.
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She also told police that 'she never went to bed.'
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Her 15-year-old, identified by the initials AD, recalled seeing her drinking the night before and claimed Ellington abruptly woke them in the middle of the night, the affidavit said.
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Ellington rushed them into her SUV and they abruptly left their uncle's home in Steilacoom, AD told investigators.
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She drove roughly three hours, before she turned around and headed home, AD said.
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During their drive, Ellington said she would kill AD and her younger sister, identified as ZD, 'before the people that were following them did.
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The 15-year-old said no one appeared to be following them and believed Ellington was 'delusional,' the affidavit said.
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AD added that her mother had been 'driving extremely erratic' before the crash.
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Ellington was arrested at the scene and taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation, the filing said.
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Three Good Samaritans rushed to help, but Ellington pulled out a knife and started chasing her 15-year-old daughter around while yelling 'I'm going to kill you,' the court filing alleged
Both girls were also hospitalized after the crash, but are expected to recover from their injuries, according to the affidavit.
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AD broke her left ankle, while ZD was left with multiple broken bones, a spinal injury and stab wounds, the affidavit said.
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The semi-truck driver was not injured during the incident, though the vehicle was damaged, FOX 13 reported.
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A judge has since ordered Ellington to undergo a mental health evaluation, according to a competency evaluation order obtained by the Daily Mail.
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She is being held without bail as she awaits the evaluation, court records showed.
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The crash remains under investigation.
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