The Briefing Room
General Category => Crime And Punishment => Topic started by: mountaineer on September 27, 2022, 02:03:23 pm
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The story is a few weeks old, but still a lovely look at life in America.
Speeding woman on cocaine kills drunk driver high on meth in North Las Vegas, police say
January crash left driver, with alcohol, meth in system, dead
by: David Charns
Posted: Sep 6, 2022 / 07:14 PM PDT
Updated: Sep 6, 2022 / 08:31 PM PDT
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (KLAS) — A speeding woman is accused of driving under the influence of cocaine and alcohol when she crashed into another car, killing its driver who was under the influence of methamphetamine, police said.
Summer Butler, 37, faces charges of DUI resulting in death, reckless driving and being in possession of a controlled substance in connection with the fatal crash in January, court documents obtained by the 8 News Now I-Team said. ...
While a trauma paramedic was attending to Butler’s injuries, “a small baggie containing a white substance fell out of the left side of her bra,” police said. Police confirmed the substance was cocaine.
Nearly two weeks after the crash, blood tests confirmed Butler had cocaine and cannabinoids in her system. The blood draw also found Butler had an alcohol level of .102, which is above the legal limit. The victim who died in the crash had a blood alcohol level more than three times above the legal limit. The person also had a substantial amount of methamphetamine in their system, police said. ...
KTLA (https://ktla.com/news/speeding-woman-on-cocaine-kills-drunk-driver-high-on-meth-in-north-las-vegas-police-say/)
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Have driven Vegas, and when it is late you have to have your guard up.
Hate to find out what the actual sobriety percentage is on their freeways, say 2 a.m.
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Not only do we need to worry about drunk or drug-impaired motorists, but who knows how many are busy checking their phones while they cruise down the roads?