Driver Who Killed Winnetka Teen Had BAC Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit, Prosecutors Say

New York prosecutors say that the woman who drove into a group of Bard College students walking on the side of the road, killing 19-year-old Sarah McCausland of Winnetka, had a blood alcohol content that was nearly three times the legal limit, according to an article in the Daily Freeman, which covers the area near Bard in upstate New York.

McCausland, a 2013 New Trier graduate, was a freshman at Bard when she was walking with friends Jan. 31. Prosecutors say Carol Boeck, 63, drove into the group and then drove away, but was arrested a short time later. McCausland and a fellow student, 20-year-old Evelina Brown, of Seattle, were found dead at the scene. A third student was injured.

She was involved in music and theater programs at New Trier, and remembered for her intelligence and integrity.

Boeck was in court Tuesday on charges of vehicular manslaughter and felony drunken driving, according to the Daily Freeman.

You can read the full Daily Freeman article here.

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