Pardoned Jan. 6 Rioter Sentenced to 10 Years for Fatal Drunk Driving Crash

Emily Hernandez, recently pardoned by Donald Trump, caused a 2022 crash that killed a mother of two and injured her husband.

Emily Hernandez, 25, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a 2022 drunk driving crash in Missouri that killed Victoria Wilson and seriously injured her husband, Ryan Wilson.
Hernandez was driving the wrong way on Interstate 44 with a blood alcohol content of .20, nearly three times Missouri's legal limit.
She was among 1,500 individuals pardoned by President Donald Trump for their roles in the January 6 Capitol riot, where she was photographed holding a broken nameplate from Nancy Pelosi's office.
The crash occurred just days before Hernandez was scheduled to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge related to the Capitol attack, for which she had previously served 30 days in federal prison.
The sentencing has reignited criticism of Trump’s blanket pardons for Capitol rioters, with bipartisan concerns about their potential implications and the subsequent legal troubles of several pardoned individuals.