A Texas city official has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after admitting that she smoked marijuana before mowing down a father and son, according to authorities.
Dee Ann Haney, 54, was arrested early Monday morning after the deadly accident that took the lives of Van Duoc Le, 59, and his son, 33-year-old Phue Hong Le.
According to law enforcement officials, the two men were standing on the right shoulder of northbound Interstate 45 near the Galveston Causeway just before 1am, trying to secure Plaxiglas in the bed of their black Toyota Tacoma, when Haney rammed them with her white Ford F-150.
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Let's see the tox screen results before we believe this.
ReplyDeleteMmmmmhmm.
DeleteCallin BS on this.
Whatever, she killed people. It's still dead, and sill guilty. Soooooo?
ReplyDeleteOh, I was on the phone, so I'm not guilty?
810 agreed. Sad part is this happens all the time due to alcohol
ReplyDeleteAgreed 8:10
ReplyDeleteWhat good is installing a breathalyzer in her car. I didn't know they detect marijuana
ReplyDeleteIt's more likely she was drunk in addition to having smoked marijuana.
ReplyDelete"...underwent multiple field sobriety tests, which led troopers to conclude that she was intoxicated..."
ReplyDeleteThat would be alcohol. The field test can not detect marijuana.
"...Haney is required to install a Breathalyzer in her vehicle and must stay away from establishments that primarily serve alcohol."
Yeah, let's blame the weed but deter the alcohol use.
Driving under the influence of any intoxicating substance is not a good idea. Neither is using your cell phone or trying to put on make-up while controlling a motor vehicle.
Selective outrage is not helpful.