A Pierce County judge sentenced a Tacoma man to 18 years and four months in prison for the crash that killed his wife, reality television performer Monica Time, during a police pursuit that topped 115 mph on state Route 507 last year. Time Time, 41, pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide, vehicular assault, DUI, attempting to elude police, reckless driving and hit-and-run in the June 14, 2025 wreck that threw his 35-year-old wife from their Chrysler 300 near the Roy Y in Spanaway.
Monica Time, who performed under the stage name Spicy Monii and appeared on the fifth season of Joseline's Cabaret, died of multiple blunt-force injuries, according to The News Tribune. Pierce County deputies had tried to stop Time Time for speeding before he fled, driving in the wrong lanes on Pacific Avenue, blowing through a red light and a stop sign, and reaching 115 mph just two seconds before he lost control misjudging a curve near the Roy Y, the paper reported. Both Time Time and a front-seat passenger were hospitalized after the crash.
Court documents cited by The News Tribune show Time Time had a blood-alcohol content of 0.19, more than double the legal limit of 0.08, and tested positive for cocaine after the wreck. He had visited Backyard Bar & Grill on Sixth Avenue before the crash, which happened the night after he celebrated his 40th birthday. Time Time had reportedly been clean and sober for a year before that night. The speed limit in the Parkland-area stretch where the chase unfolded was 30 mph, according to court documents.
A Felony Murder Charge Became a Plea Deal
When Pierce County prosecutors first charged Time Time in June 2025, they accused him of second-degree felony murder in addition to vehicular homicide, according to The Daily Chronicle. Prosecutors and the defense ultimately recommended the 18-year-and-four-month term as part of plea negotiations, landing within Time Time's standard sentencing range of roughly 15 to 20 years. Judge Timothy Ashcraft imposed that exact term. Under Washington's vehicular homicide statute, RCW 46.61.520, the charge is a Class A felony that carries a statutory maximum of up to life in prison and a $50,000 fine, though the negotiated sentence fell far short of that ceiling.
The crash occurred just over a year after Washington's Initiative 2113 took effect on June 6, 2024, restoring officers' legal authority to initiate pursuits based on reasonable suspicion of any legal violation, per FOX 13 Seattle. The voter-approved measure rolled back stricter 2021 rules that had required reasonable suspicion for specified serious crimes before deputies could give chase. In court filings after the crash, a Pierce County deputy stated that continuing the pursuit was necessary because Time Time was driving recklessly, The Daily Chronicle reported.
From Quadriplegic to Walking Into Court
Time Time became quadriplegic and then paraplegic after the wreck, and has spent the past year relearning how to walk. In court, he said he wanted to apologize to Monica's family, telling the judge he made a horrible mistake and felt sorry for what happened to her relatives. Monica's sister asked the court to prohibit any contact between Time Time's family and her own family going forward, and a victim advocate read a statement on her behalf during the hearing.
This was not Time Time's first brush with a homicide case. He previously served roughly a decade in prison for his role in a 2010 gang shooting in Tacoma that killed 20-year-old Camille Love and wounded her brother. Members of the Eastside Lokote Surenos gang targeted the siblings solely because Love was driving a red car and her brother was wearing a red jacket, seeking retaliation against rival Bloods members, according to The Daily Chronicle's earlier reporting. Time Time and six other men were convicted in that case, and he pleaded guilty in 2012 to leading organized crime, ultimately serving 10 years and nine months of a 12.5-year sentence before his release from state custody in November 2022 — leaving him out of prison for about 19 months before the fatal June 2025 crash.
A Show Mourns Its Star
Streaming platform The Zeus Network released a memorial statement after Sandoval Saavedra's death, recognizing her, as reported by The Mirror US, for her unforgettable energy, beauty, and presence on Joseline's Cabaret Texas. Her family organized a GoFundMe campaign to support her two sons, Tyree and Angel, in the days after the crash. Washington State Patrol data show more than 30% of the state's traffic fatalities occur during the summer months of June, July and August, a seasonal pattern that placed the fatal early-morning chase within those summer months.
