Family screams to mom 'You killed grandma'
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) - June 20, 2008 Lisa Ann Casteel, 40, was charged with negligent homicide and
driving while intoxicated. She was booked Wednesday in the May 17
accident and released on $3,000 bond.
Sheriff's deputies were told by witnesses that Casteel backed
over her mother, Mary Jane Donn, 56, as Donn sat in a plastic chair
in the driveway of a home where relatives had gathered, according
to an arrest affidavit.
Casteel's sister, Michelle, told the deputies that Casteel
thought her Chevrolet Blazer was in drive, not reverse, according
to the affidavit.
Witness Michael Carey, who was named in the affidavit, said the
group was at his house. He said people in the yard yelled "You
killed grandma" at Casteel. Casteel got out of her SUV, checked on
her mother, said she was breathing and drove off, the affidavit
said.
Donn was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
Casteel later returned to the house but was blocked by deputies
when she tried to turn around and leave at the sight of their
cruisers. The affidavit said a breath test showed Casteel had a
blood-alcohol content of 0.243 percent.
Casteel didn't have a listed phone number. A clerk at Hot
Springs District Court, where Casteel has a July 8 appearance
scheduled, said no attorney was listed for her. The Garland County
jail did not have information on whether Casteel has an attorney.