COUPEVILLE, Wash. (AP) — A judge says two women charged in a September crash that killed three people on Whidbey Island can be tried together.
The Herald of Everett reports that 20-year-old Jordyn Weichert and 22-year-old Samantha Bowling each face three counts of vehicular homicide. Weichert reportedly told investigators that she asked Bowling to hold the wheel while she took off her sweater, but Bowling let go before Weichert had resumed steering.
Weichert’s Chevy Blazer then slammed into an oncoming station wagon. Killed were Brian Wood of Vancouver, British Columbia, and two backseat passengers from Oak Harbor. Wood’s pregnant wife was injured.
Investigators found heroin, marijuana, cocaine and packaging materials in the Blazer. Weichert allegedly told investigators she had smoked marijuana earlier in the day.
