A pregnant woman accused of driving under the influence, killing a 47 year old man and injuring three other people was in court on Tuesday. Candice Ooley, 23, allegedly passed out at the wheel and struck a car, killing one of its passengers.

Tuesday Ooley plead not guilty but she not only faces charges for that case, she also faces charges for a previous DUI. Madera County District Attorney David Linn says she could be in prison for at least 15 years.

Ooley was allegedly under the influence of alcohol and drugs when she struck a car on Hwy 41 Friday night. According to Linn, her blood alcohol level was 0.32 and she passed out while driving.

“It’s unfortunate when youthful offenders and although she is an adult and about ready to have a baby get involved in something like this,” Linn said. He believes Ooley is between 6 and 8 months pregnant. He said she had gotten into a fight with her boyfriend when she took off and headed to Coarsegold.

Tuesday cameras were not allowed inside the courtroom when a judge presented Ooley with three felony counts for driving under the influence, gross vehicular manslaughter and causing great bodily injury. She faces at least 15 years in prison.

Linn said “We can only go for what the law provides and if we don’t have the charges to get more than 15 years, that’s where we are.”

Ooley also faces charges for a previous DUI. According to court records, in June of 2015 Ooley was arrested for driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.28 at which time her driver’s license was suspended. She failed to appear in court for that case two days before the fatal accident.

“It indicates there’s a significant problem that she is having controlling her drinking habits, those are extremely high blood alcohol levels,” Linn said.

And although pregnant, at this time Ooley does not face child endangerment charges because it’s an unborn child but Linn says the baby seems to be doing good.