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Driver Charged With Killing Student In Driveway
Almost three weeks after 17-year-old Robert 'Bobb' DeCara was killed on his driveway as he was walking to the bus stop to school, investigators Jim Olson and Scott Johnson visited the DeCara residence Tuesday, November 1, with some news.
Mr. Olson and Mr. Johnson arrested Joy Snedden, 41-year-old woman, at her home on Elba Street and charged with four felony counts: manslaughter while driving under the influence, driving under the influence with serious bodily injury, leaving the scene of an accident involving a death and driving with a suspended license involving a death.
Ms. Snedden, who has a suspended license for failing to pay traffic fines, was driving on Darwin in front of DeCara's home in the early morning darkness on Oct. 12 when her car veered off the road and struck two boys, killing Bobb DeCara, according to police reports.
Investigators Tuesday said toxicology results showed Snedden had three types of drugs in her system: methadone, Xanax and marijuana.
Snedden has been arrested nine times on charges related to prescription-drug abuse, according to records. The last time was in September for trying to doctor-shop Xanax, according to St. Lucie County court records.
She was being held in the St. Lucie County jail in lieu of $130,000 bail, according to jail officials.