Witnesses also said Collins ran a red light before the crash.
Police said the four children inside the vehicle were buckled, but there were two children for each seat belt being used. The driver of the other vehicle was not charged or cited.
Collins was previously charged with DUI. Her pre-trial conference scheduled for Tuesday was changed to Oct. 8.
A Lexington woman is now charged with murder in connection to a deadly crash that killed a 10-year-old girl July 5.
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POLICE: SEQUOYAH COLLINS ACCUSED IN DEADLY DUI CRASH ALSO HAD COCAINE IN SYSTEM
By Christy Bollinger -September 10, 20190
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A woman who police accuse of causing a crash that killed a 10-year-old not only had alcohol in her system but cocaine as well, according to police.
Sequoyah Collins appeared in court Tuesday to answer charges connected to the deadly July 5 accident in Lexington.
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An officer with the Lexington Police Crash Reconstruction Unit testified Collins was traveling nearly double the speed limit before running a red light and hitting a car with six people inside, including Alexia Gomez Hernandez, who was killed.
The officer says blood results taken four hours after the crash showed Collins had a blood alcohol level of .211, nearly triple the legal limit, and she also tested positive for cocaine.
The crash reconstructionist also revealed information about the driver of the
other car involved in the crash. He says
the driver was not licensed, and police could
only prove he was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. Passengers did say they were wearing seatbelts, but officers said that couldn’t be proven due to damage to the car. He testified there were more people in the backseat than there were seat belts.
Two other children in the vehicle were injured – both had broken femurs and one also had a broken hip.
He testified the
driver had admitted to having drinks earlier that night but had stopped drinking a couple hours before driving. Police found no signs of impairment but did not give him a blood alcohol test.
Lexington police have revealed new details during court testimony about Sequoyah Collins who is charged with murder in a deadly DUI crash on July 5.
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