Deaf mother of 3 killed by alleged drunk driver in Missoula

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MISSOULA - Authorities have identified Roberta Demmert as the woman who died after being hit by an alleged drunk driver while she was walking on a sidewalk along North Fifth Street West.

Demmert, 39, was a deaf mother of three children.

Demmert and her sister were walking on the sidewalk when they were hit by a pickup truck reportedly driven by Tom Vineyard, 38, just before 1:30 a.m. on Thursday.

Missoula Police Sgt. Travis Welsh says officers found the women lying on the ground and the vehicle tipped on its side in the front yard of a residence.

The women were taken by ambulance to St. Patrick Hospital, where Welsh says Roberta passed away.

Her sister has what have been described as serious injuries, including a broken leg.

Authorities found Vineyard in the cab of his pickup truck that had flipped onto its side, and court papers state he told police that he had consumed two pitchers of beer while in downtown Missoula.

Initial reports indicate that he had a .239 blood alcohol content when he was tested after the crash, nearly three times the legal limit.

The charging documents further state that Vineyard told officers that "he was at fault and wanted to take responsibility for his actions."

He has been charged with vehicular homicide while under the influence and negligent vehicular assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

Vineyard is expected to face a judge in Missoula courtroom on Thursday afternoon.
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Deaf mother of 3 killed by alleged drunk driver in Missoula | KRTV.com | Great Falls, Montana
 
I was almost killed by a drunk illegal immigrant when I was in a US state.

I must say, I owe my life to the Bible. 40 days of Jesus walking in desert stuff. I was going 40 mph that very night, and if I had been going 43-45 mph, would have been killed instantly.

Next several days I found my car in the car junkyard with front hood (engine etc) half gone on the left...
 
Don't Drink & Drive....been said over and over and over....Those 2 Pitchers of Beer he drank have already been "pissed out"...and he's sober now....He's gonna call a jail/prison cell "Home" for many years...and perhaps every time he takes a Piss in his own "private" urinal in the cell...he'll remember exactly what he has done....taken a Mother away from 3 children.
 
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