Prosecutors say the driver in a fatal one-car crash in Pupukea in November was speeding, drunk and high on marijuana.
An Oahu grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday charging Brittany L. Poole, 23, with first-degree negligent homicide and driving without a license.
Kelli Lee, deputy city prosecutor, said Poole was speeding, drinking beer and smoking marijuana while driving around the island with four passengers Nov. 21 when she started arguing with the front-seat passenger over her speeding.
Police said Poole lost control of her car, which crossed the center line on Kamehameha Highway; hit a rock wall, a parked car and two fences; went airborne; flipped over; and slammed into a carport.
Lee said a back-seat passenger, Unique Murry, 21, was ejected from the car. An ambulance took Murry to Wahiawa General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Poole’s blood alcohol content was 0.09, and her car was traveling 69 to 70 mph in a 25 mph zone, Lee said.
It is unlawful for anyone with a BAC of .08 or higher to operate a vehicle.
According to state court records, Poole’s driving history includes:
» A July 2009 DUI conviction.
» Speeding convictions in 2009 and 2010, one for driving 22 mph over the speed limit and another for driving 21 mph over the speed limit.
» Convictions in 2010 for driving without a license and for driving with an instructional permit unaccompanied by a licensed driver.
» Another charge of driving without a license was pending at the time of the crash.