http://www.kansascity.com/842/story/1548542.html
19 year old Jill Conaghan was arrested this morning for the killing of Sandra Carocari, 70. Sandra was in her front yard, located in the 9800th block of 99th Terrace, at about 11:30 am. She was gardening when the vehicle that Jill was driving left the road and struck her, sending her across her yard. Sandara Carocari was pronounced dead at the scene.
Jill Conaghan was charged this morning, in Johnson County, with involuntary manslaughter, 3 counts of consumption of liquor by minor, drunk driving, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to stay in a traffic lane and driving on a sidewalk area. The Overland Park spokesman, Jim Weaver, stated that Jill was arrested on Tuesday after a complete and thorough investigation, but was not charged until today. Weaver also states that after Jill left the scene, she returned with her parents, who informed the officers that prescriptions were involved.
Oh my, how can someone that has had that much to drink even remotely begin to see enough to get into a vehicle, let alone drive. And was there no one around to stop her from getting behind that wheel? She obviously lives with her parents, or they were just conveniently close. So she had to come from somewhere like this. I can not believe that no one took this girls keys.
I feel angry about this article because this young girls life is over, when it should just be starting. Her life is ruined. It is all over a drink. A drink to fit in, a drink among friends, a drink to cope. She will now pay for this for the rest of her life. The family of the victim will pay for this for the rest of their lives. What is the point? I don't understand.
I am the daughter of an alcoholic, and I guess that seeing the things that I have seen alcohol lead to has always kept me from this sort of horrible possibility. It is saddening that a lesson of life had to be learned in this way.
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