The funeral for a 15-year-old boy who died recently in a collision with a woman driving the wrong way on the Maine Turnpike is scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at St. Maximilian Kolbe Church in Scarborough, according to a member of the family.
“Anyone is welcome to attend,” said Cathy Campbell, a relative of Cooper Campbell, who died late last month in a head-on collision with an SUV driven by Donna Bartlett, 38, of Wells.
The funeral for Campbell follows the initial court appearance Monday for Bartlett, who appeared after an arrest warrant was issued for her last week on two counts of manslaughter and one charge of aggravated operating under the influence.
Bartlett is facing up to 30 years in prison for each of the counts of manslaughter and up to 10 years in prison for the charge of aggravated operating under the influence, according to York County District Attorney Mark Lawrence. A York County grand jury could change or add to the charges against Bartlett in an indictment, but Lawrence declined to say whether he would seek additional charges.
Bartlett was released from York County Jail May 14 on $10,000 cash bail, according to a jail official. Under the conditions of her bail, Bartlett is not allowed to drive a motor vehicle or to consume or possess alcohol or illegal drugs, according to Lawrence. She is also subject to random searches.
Bartlett’s SUV was headed south in the northbound lanes of the Maine Turnpike April 28 when she collided in York with a Lincoln Town Car, killing Campbell and James McLaughlin, 65, of Gorham. McLaughlin, a driver for Maine Limousine Services, was driving Campbell and his father, Steven Campbell, who was seriously injured in the accident.
Steven Campbell suffered numerous broken ribs and injuries to his spleen that required him to be readmitted to Maine Medical Center for emergency surgery, according to a court affidavit. Bartlett, who had to be freed from her vehicle by medics at the scene, was also injured in the accident.
The state police investigator, Trooper Philip Alexander, had followed Bartlett for nearly three miles from a southbound lane with his emergency lights flashing, according the affidavit. Numerous vehicles swerved to avoid Bartlett’s SUV, which sideswiped at least one other vehicle before colliding with the Lincoln Town Car, according to the affidavit.
Police in the affidavit said they smelled alcohol when speaking to Bartlett after the crash, and a blood test later determined her blood-alcohol level was above 0.08 percent, the legal limit for driving.
Lawrence said Bartlett’s next scheduled court appearance was Aug. 23. However, a grand jury could indict her before then. If she were indicted before then, she would be arraigned on Aug. 23. The grand jury is expected to convene again the first week of June, but Lawrence declined to say whether he would bring the case to the grand jury at that time.
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