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Shantel Lynn Witt, 42, charged with manslaughter in cyclist's
death

(NEWSER) – Marika Stone was cycling with two friends on the
afternoon of Dec. 30, 2017, when the Bend, Ore., dentist was
struck and instantly killed by a GMC Sierra that crossed the
center line as it drove toward the group. Now, the trial has
begun for the driver, who is charged with manslaughter in the 38-
year-old's death—and in court records filed this week, the
Deschutes County District Attorney’s office says Shantel Lynn
Witt had at least 11 medications in her system at the time of
the crash, and that one of those medications was Xanax that had
been prescribed to her dog, Oregon Live reports. Prosecutors say
that in addition to a pill bottle with the dog's name, Lola, on
it, three empty beer cans, a handgun, and a Taco Bell receipt
from the day of the crash were found in Witt's truck.

Per court records, the dog had been prescribed the anxiety and
panic disorder medication two days prior to the crash, and 11 of
the 20 pills were missing. Other medications found in Witt's
system at the time of the crash included another anti-anxiety
drug, an anti-depressant, and multiple muscle relaxers. On
Tuesday, the first day of Witt's trial, witnesses who
encountered Witt immediately after the crash testified that she
seemed drunk at the time, the Bend Bulletin reports. The two
cyclists who were with Stone at the time testified that they
were able to swerve and miss Witt's truck by just inches, and
that despite the fact that Witt was allegedly completely in
their lane at the time of the collision, she was angry upon
exiting her vehicle and accused them of encroaching on her lane.
(Truck plows into Honolulu intersection, killing cyclist and
pedestrians.)

http://www.newser.com/story/270616/da-driver-in-fatal-crash-had- dogs-xanax-in-system.html
 

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