Detroit woman, 22, charged with OWI in construction worker's death
DETROIT (WJBK) - An alleged drunk driver has been charged in the death of a construction worker after police say she plowed into a construction zone on I-75 last week.
Detroit resident Samiya Speed, 22, was charged in the death of 57-year-old David Snell of Bay City on June 14 around 1:45 a.m. Police say Speed was under the influence of alcohol when she crashed into a construction zone on I-75 near Warren in Detroit, hitting a large piece of construction equipment, and a pickup truck where two workers were hooking up a utility trailer.
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The impact killed Snell and caused Speed's car to rollover. She was arrested at the scene.
Prosecutors say Speed was charged with operating a motor vehicle causing death; driving with license suspended causing death; moving violation (careless driving) in a work zone causing death, and operating while intoxicated, second offense.
Police say Snell, who worked for C.A. Hull doing contracting work for MDOT, was installing steel barricades that would protect workers from dangerous drivers when he was hit. Snell had been with the company since 2005 and leaves behind a wife and two grown sons.
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Police say they could smell alcohol on Speed and she failed a sobriety test.
The other construction worker, in his 40s, suffered minor injuries.