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Speeding Las Vegas Woman Drunk And High On Cocaine Crashes, Kills Another Drunk Driver Also High On Meth

<p>A speeding Las Vegas woman who was drunk and high on cocaine crashed into another drunk driver who in turn was also high on meth&comma; tragically killing them&comma; with authorities announcing charges months after the deadly crash&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Summer Butler&comma; 37&comma; now faces charges of DUI resulting in death&comma; reckless driving&comma; and being in possession of a controlled substance in connection with the fatal crash&comma; which occurred in January&comma; according to recently obtained court records viewed by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;8newsnow&period;com&sol;crime&sol;speeding-woman-on-cocaine-kills-drunk-driver-high-on-meth-in-north-las-vegas-police-say&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>8 News Now I-Team<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>North Las Vegas police reported a two-car crash on January 14&comma; where a car was making a U-Turn in a center lane when it crashed into another vehicle&comma; driven by Butler&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Driver&comma; Passenger Ejected From Vehicle&comma; Suspect &&num;8220&semi;Acted Erratic&&num;8221&semi; And Had To Be Sedated<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Police said the driver and passenger from the first car were both ejected from the vehicle&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; Butler&&num;8217&semi;s car continued to travel about 150 feet before come to a stop&period; All three were transported to a nearby hospital&comma; where police said Butler &&num;8220&semi;was acting erratic &lpar;and&rpar; and to be sedated by medical staff&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the outlet reports&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-facebook data-href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;FreddyOPage&sol;posts&sol;pfbid02vt4HUxCx2ATtFsW85YwNvYQphtSYdRfK5By7gRQuxsJ9ErS1Tppiny9XVtPXRubgl" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"400"><&sol;amp-facebook><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A police report noted that &&num;8220&semi;a small baggie containing a white substance fell out of the left side of her bra&&num;8221&semi; as a trauma paramedic attended to Butler&&num;8217&semi;s injuries&period; The substance later tested positive for cocaine&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Blood tests confirmed that she had cocaine and cannabinoids in her system at the time of the crash&comma; and revealed she had a blood alcohol level of &period;102&comma; above that of the legal limit&period; The legal limit in Nevada is &period;08&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Victim&comma; Suspect Were Both Under The Influence At Time Of Crash&comma; Blood Tests Show<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The victim who died in the crash&comma; who was not identified&comma; similarly was drunk and high at the time of the accident&comma; with a blood alcohol here over three times the legal limit and tests showing a substantial amount of methamphetamine in their system&comma; according to police&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1567339663018590214" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Butler was driving 70 mph in the moments before the collision&comma; in a 40 mph zone&period; Data from her car shows she was traveling at an exact speed of 73 mph at the time of the crash&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Court records show that Butler had previously pleaded guilty to a DUI in Omaha&comma; Nebraska back in 2017&comma; according to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;ktla&period;com&sol;news&sol;speeding-woman-on-cocaine-kills-drunk-driver-high-on-meth-in-north-las-vegas-police-say&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>KTLA<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In June&comma; authorities issued a warrant for Butler&&num;8217&semi;s arrest months after the deadly crash&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She was released on &dollar;15&comma;000 bail on August 29&comma; with orders to remain abstinent from alcohol and drugs as a part of her terms of release&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine; <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-wrap wpra-plugin-container" style&equals;"justify-content&colon; center&semi;&semi;"> <div class&equals;"wpra-reactions-container" data-ver&equals;"1&period;3&period;10" data-post&lowbar;id&equals;"97923" data-show&lowbar;count&equals;"true" data-enable&lowbar;share&equals;"onclick" data-behavior&equals;"regular" data-animation&equals;"true" data-share&lowbar;url&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;speeding-las-vegas-woman-drunk-and-high-on-crashes-kills-another-drunk-driver-also-high-on-meth&sol;" data-secure&equals;"6042cd2d6f"> <div class&equals;"wpra-call-to-action" style&equals;"color&colon; 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