A 23-year-old Birmingham woman has been convicted in the 2021 death of an innocent motorist who was killed during a street racing crash.

A Jefferson County jury found Carmesia Flannigan guilty of reckless manslaughter.

Killed in the March 21, 2021, incident was 52-year-old Brandy Ballard.

Flannigan took the stand in her own defense, saying she didn’t mean to kill anyone.

Ballard, a home health care worker and grandmother of five, was on her way to work just after 6 a.m. that Sunday when authorities say her 2007 Ford Focus was struck by a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro that crossed over the center lane of traffic.

Police and coroner’s officials said investigators believe the Camaro was racing another vehicle at the time of the deadly crash. The crash happened at 6:10 a.m. and Ballard was pronounced dead four minutes later. She was just two blocks from her home.

Police said witnesses observed vehicles racing prior to the accident.

Flannigan was arrested the day after the deadly accident on charges of murder, leaving the scene of an accident with injury and unlawful possession of a controlled substance. She was released the following day after posting $175,000 bond.

The charges of leaving the scene and possession of drugs were dismissed.

“(Deputy district attorney) Misty Reynolds and I felt like we had a strong case for extreme indifference murder, but the jury chose to convict of a lesser charge and we respect the jury’s verdict,” said Chief Deputy District Attorney Joe L. Roberts.

At the time of her initial arrest, she was already awaiting trial on a first-degree domestic violence charge from earlier in the year and a burglary charge from 2020.

Following her release from jail after her initial arrest, Flannigan posted two separate Facebook Live videos laced with expletives blaming Ballard for the crash.

“That old ass lady swerved in my lane,’’ Flannigan said on the video. The videos were deleted from Facebook but were posted to YouTube and has had thousands of views.

Once her bond was revoked, Flannigan was taken into custody in April. She was captured in Atlanta by U.S. Marshals and extradited to Alabama.

Flannigan has been held in the Jefferson County Jail since her April 13, 2021, arrest.

A sentencing date has been set before Judge Pulliam for Nov. 28.