A 16-year-old Indiana girl has died after she was struck by a drunk driver while sledding on Saturday night.
Davis Collier, 16, was hit by the car after she slid onto the roadway at the Old Lock and Dam in Newburgh.
Warrick County officers responded to the call around 10pm. When they arrived, they pronounced Collier dead at the scene, reported the IndyStar.
Galina Witte, 20, was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated endangering others.
Davis Collier, 16 (pictured), was killed after she was struck by a car when she accidentally slid into the road while sledding in Newburgh, Indiana, on Saturday night
Warrick County officers responded to the call around 10pm. When they arrived, they pronounced Collier (pictured) dead at the scene
Collier (pictured) was a junior at Castle High School. The school’s auditorium was open on Sunday from 2pm to 4pm for students who needed to speak with a counselor
Friends of the Collier family have set up a Meal Train for meal donations to be made to the family as well as monetary ones. So far, $1,220 has been raised out of a $10,000 goal (Pictured, Davis Collier, center, with her family)
This is not Witte’s first offense. She was arrested in January 2017 for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and endangering a person.
Witte reportedly weaved from shoulder to shoulder on I-64, traveling in excess of 80 miles an hour, and eventually stopped in the middle of the left lane near the 31-mile marker.
At the time, Indiana State Trooper Sgt Tom Weber called the erratic driving the worst driving he’d seen in his 23-year career.
Galina Witte, 20 (left), was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated endangering others. She was arrested back in January 2017 (right) on similar charges
In the first offense, Witte (pictured) reportedly weaved from shoulder to shoulder, on I-64, traveling in excess of 80 miles an hour, and eventually stopped in the middle of the left lane near the 31-mile marker
The then-19-year-old pleaded guilty to a Class A Misdemeanor.
She was required to enroll in and complete the Warrick Country Pre-Trial Deferral Program while following all rules of the Substance Abuse Program.
Just 10 months later, in October 2017, Witte was sentenced to one year at the Warrick County Security Center.
She only served four days and the rest was moved to probation. Witte was also required to attend a victim impact session, which is meant to show drivers the effects impaired driving can have on others.
A social media search of Witte shows her filming videos while driving, as well as smoking in her car
Witte (left and right) reportedly failed three field sobriety tests and troopers reportedly found marijuana and a hydrocodone pill in her car. At the time, Indiana State Trooper Sgt Tom Weber called the erratic driving the worst driving he’d seen in his 23-year career
In October 2017, Witte (right) was sentenced to one year at the Warrick County Security Center. She only served four days and the rest was moved to probation. Witte was also required to attend a victim impact session, which is meant to show drivers the effects impaired driving can have on others
Just a day after the accident, the sledding hill (pictured) at the Newburgh Old Lock and Dam had a road barrier up for the first time ever
According to a release from the Newburgh Police Department, the investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be filed.
Collier was a junior at Castle High School. The school’s auditorium was open yesterday from 2pm to 4pm for students who needed to speak with a counselor.
Friends of the Collier family have set up a Meal Train for meal donations to be made to the family as well as monetary ones. So far, $1,220 has been raised out of a $10,000 goal.
Just a day after the accident, the sledding hill at the Newburgh Old Lock and Dam had a road barrier up for the first time ever.
‘You can’t even tell once you’re up there the difference between ground and the street,’ Samantha James, told the Tristate Homepage, as she went sledding with her children on Sunday.
‘Kids aren’t paying attention to cars and if anything people just need to be slowing down because they know kids are sledding.’