DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. -- The trial for a woman accused of driving drunk before a crash that killed her 6-year-old daughter began this week.
Jessica Skeens, of Farmland, Indiana, was driving a van in the northbound lanes of State Road 67 in Muncie on May 28. Her boyfriend, Nathaniel Jordan, 27, was in the passenger seat. Two of Skeens' children were in the middle seat with child restraint seats, and two more were in the backseat with no child restraint seats, according to state police.
Jordan punched her and grabbed the steering wheel. The couple had been arguing while Skeens was driving, police say. The van rolled into a ditch, killing Skeens’ daughter Taelyn Woodson, who was ejected out of a window.
Reports showed Skeens had a blood alcohol level over .08 percent at the time of the crash, according to police.
Skeens was charged with the following:
- Neglect of a dependent resulting in death
- Causing death when OWI with Schedule 1 or 2 controlled substances
- Causing death while operating a motor vehicle with Alcohol Concentration Equivalent =>.08
- Reckless homicide
- Neglect of a dependent
- Neglect of a dependent
- Neglect of a dependent
- Possession of marijuana
- Knowingly or intentionally operating motor vehicle without ever receiving a license
Her jury trial began Nov. 27. Jordan faces eight charges related to the crash. His trial has been delayed to April 30.
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