St. Joe Man Pleads Guilty In Fatal St. Joe Crash

A St. Joseph man has entered a guilty plea to charges stemming from a crash on the Belt Highway in St. Joseph that took the life of a woman and her unborn child.

The Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office says 30-year-old Steven Ayala pleaded guilty to a charge of class B felony driving while intoxicated causing the death of another. He will now face a sentence of 5 to 15 years in prison.

Sentencing has been set for January 3rd.

Authorities say Ayala was driving on the Belt Highway January 14th when he crashed head-on into an SUV being driven by 26-year-old Savannah Domann. The crash killed both Domann and her unborn child.