Oxycontin-impaired Hummer driver likely to get house arrest for killing cyclist
A woman who lost control of her Hummer and drove it into a cyclist who was waiting for the light to change in a bike lane has been recommended a sentence of 365 days of house arrest, along with ten years of probation and, thank goodness, a life-long driver’s license suspension.
The cyclist, Sarah Howard, was killed. She was 48. From her obituary:
Sarah Howard, 48, of Meridian, passed away on Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 while riding her bicycle. Sarah was born on Sept. 30, 1959 in New Orleans, La., daughter of Bruce and June (Mequet) Treybig. Sarah attended High School at College Station, Texas, and graduated from Texas A&M in 1980 with a degree in Bio Medical Science. She also received a degree in Nursing from New Mexico Jr. College in 1990. She married Mike Howard on May 12, 1979 at College Station, Texas. She worked as a nurse at St. Luke’s Mountain States Tumor Institute in Nampa and Meridian. Sarah enjoyed working with cancer patients, and developed a bond with many of them and cared deeply about them. Sarah had a small Dachshund that she had trained as a therapy dog. She enjoyed taking it to area nursing homes and visiting with the residents. She was devoted to her family and to God. Sarah enjoyed gardening and riding her bicycle. She was a member of the Oncology Nurses of Treasure Valley and the Ten Mile Christian Church in Meridian. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Mike Howard; two sons, Matthew and Joshua Howard; two sisters, Rachael and Jarrett Tucker of Bonham, Texas, and Mary and Daniel DuBuission of College Station Texas; her parents, Bruce and June Treybig of College Station, Texas.
–Erik Ryberg