SMITHVILLE, Mo. (AP) _ Authorities say a Missouri woman is charged with driving
drunk in a crash that killed her 5-year-old daughter.
The Kansas City Star reports that court records say 31-year-old Samantha Jones’
blood-alcohol content measured more than double the legal limit after the June
24 crash. Her daughter, Macklyn Lucas, died three days later.
Macklyn’s father, Beau Lucas, described the girl in a message to The Star as
“caring, compassionate, funny and so wise beyond her years.”
Jones has been released on bond on a charge of driving while intoxicated. The
charge carries a sentence of up to 15 years in prison. Her attorney didn’t
immediately return a phone message.
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