Shiprock Woman Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Involuntary Manslaughter Publisher: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Mexico Dateline: Albuquerque, New Mexico Date: 21 December 2023 Subjects: American Government , Crime

ALBUQUERQUE – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, and Raul Bujanda, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office, announced today that Courtney Frank was sentenced to 30 months in prison. Frank, of Shiprock, an enrolled member of Navajo Nation, pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter on September 14, 2023.

According to court documents, on September 28, 2022, 19-year-old Frank was intoxicated when she drove a car over the center line of a country road in Shiprock and struck an oncoming car head-on. The other driver survived the initial impact but died at the scene. The decedent’s son was also injured in the wreck. Frank’s BAC was .327.

Upon her release from prison, Frank will be subject to three years of supervised release.

The Farmington Resident Agency of the FBI Albuquerque Field Office investigated this case with assistance from the Navajo Nation Police Department and Department of Criminal Investigations and the New Mexico State Police. Assistant United States Attorney Zachary C. Jones is prosecuting the case.

Updated December 21, 2023

Press Release Number: 23-299

Date	Document	Details
11 April 2023 filing date	United States of America v. Courtney Frank	Indictment ( PDF) 55KB · 2 pages Court: United States District Court, District of New Mexico
14 September 2023 filing date	United States of America v. Courtney Frank	Plea Agreement ( PDF) 400KB · 10 pages Court: United States District Court, District of New Mexico