DOUGLAS COUNTY —A Kansas man has been charged with killing a woman on a scooter while driving drunk.
Eric Spaeth, 43, Lawrence, is free on $75,000 bond. He was charged this week with second-degree murder or, in the alternative, involuntary manslaughter, in the death of 24-year-old Elizabeth Allen.
He also is charged with a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence, his second offense, and driving while suspended. The crash report said Allen and her scooter were dragged under Spaeth's truck in August before he drove off the road.
Police said in a news release that Spaeth had a 0.205% blood alcohol content, more than 2 1/2 times the legal limit.