Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - The Nedrow woman who had claimed she had "tons of alcohol" before a crash on Route 81 that killed her passenger last summer will spend the next 2 to 6 years in state prison.
Stephanie Campbell was sentenced in Onondaga County Court Monday morning for the crash that killed Lindsay Thomas of Nedrow.
Campbell admitted she was driving drunk on Route 81 north last July when she hit a bridge abutment near Route 481. She pleaded guilty to first-degree vehicular manslaughter. Her blood-alcohol-level was more than double the legal limit at the time.
In court Monday, the brother of Thomas read a statement and held up a picture of his sister before Judge John Brunetti sentenced Campbell.
Woman pleads guilty in fatal Route 81 crash last summer
March 8
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - A Nedrow woman who had claimed she had "tons of alcohol" before a crash that killed her passenger last Summer pleaded guilty in Onondaga County Court Monday.
Stephanie Campbell was behind the wheel of the vehicle that slammed into a bridge on Route 81 near Route 481 during the July 4th weekend last summer. Her passenger, Lindsay Thomas was killed in the crash.
In State Supreme Court Monday, Campbell pleaded guilty to first-degree vehicular manslaughter. Her blood-alcohol-level was more than double the legal limit at the time.
As part of the plea deal, Campbell will serve two to six years in state prison.
Sentencing will be held in early May.
Nedrow woman indicted in July 4th weekend crash
November 19, 2009
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) -An Onondaga County Grand Jury Thursday indicted a Nedrow woman who claimed she had “tons of alcohol” before a crash that killed her passenger over the July 4th weekend.
Stephanie Campbell was indicted on charges of vehicular manslaughter and DWI. The charges stem for a crash that happened the morning of July 5th at the Route 81 and 481 split.
Campbell admitted to officers at the scene that she was driving too fast and lost control of her car and slammed into a bridge abutment. Campbell’s blood alcohol content was nearly 3 times the legal limit.
The passenger, 28-year-old Lindsay Thomas, also of Nedrow, was pronounced dead at the scene.
July 5, 2009
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - A woman who told police she had "tons of alcohol" is facing charges of DWI and vehicular manslaughter, after a Sunday morning crash that left her passenger dead.
Syracuse police say Stephanie Campbell, 24, of 313 Route 11A in Nedrow, admitted she was traveling too fast when she struck a bridge abutment on 81 north near the 481 split.
Her unidentified passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. Police will only say she is a 28 year old woman.
