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Rockville, MD – In the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD, the Honorable Eric Johnson sentenced defendant Jesica Argueta, 24, of Silver Spring, to 20 years in prison, suspending all but one year to serve, and five years of supervised probation upon release. The sentencing hearing was held on September 16, 2026.
The defendant pleaded guilty on July 22, 2026, to one count of vehicular manslaughter by gross negligence and one count of second-degree assault for causing a collision that killed an 85-year-old woman and seriously injured a second victim.
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The charges stem from a crash that occurred on August 7, 2025, at 7:44 a.m. at Randolph Road and Sherwood Forest Drive in Silver Spring. The defendant was operating her 2025 Toyota GR86 at speeds up to 84.5 miles per hour (mph) in a 40-mph zone. Her vehicle was weaving through morning rush hour traffic prior to striking the victims’ 2011 Toyota 4Runner, causing the death of the front seat passenger, Josephine Gieske, and serious injuries to the driver. The victims were driving home from church, east on Randolph Road, and attempting to turn left onto Sherwood Forest Drive when they were struck. Josephine Gieske and the driver of the Toyota 4Runner were transported to the hospital with severe injuries. On August 22, 2025, Gieske died from injuries she sustained from the collision.
Assistant State’s Attorney Hannah Gleason prosecuted this case.
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