4-year-old Malaysia was killed in Cordova last summer, and the driver behind the accident, Melvin Owens, Jr., was indicted several months ago on vehicular homicide.
On Wednesday, Joseph Glynn pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree murder and was sentenced to life in prison.
The accused driver, Sean Higgins, is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol, and is now charged with two counts of death by auto.
A man in New Hampshire wanted for killing his wife and young son plummeted 100 feet off a bridge that connects the state to Maine after police officers shot at him while in pursuit.
