Amanda Buxton -- the South Euclid woman accused of driving drunk and causing a fatal crash in Shaker Heights -- was arraigned Friday in Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
She faces two charges of aggravated vehicular homicide -- the victim in both charges is Shaker Heights resident Brian Horvich -- as well as counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and drug possession.
The drug Buxton is accused of possessing is medication she didn't have a prescription for.
Buxton, 22, pleaded not guilty to the indictment and Judge Shirley Strickland Saffold continued her bond of $5,000.
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The crash happened just before 2 a.m. Nov. 15 at the intersection of Warrensville Center Road and Fairmount Boulevard in Shaker Heights. According to prosecutors, Buxton crashed into a tree.
Police said that Horwich, who was 25, was in the back seat of the car. Buxton, who was driving, and a front-seat passenger survived.
Horwich graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 2005.
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The City of Shaker Heights should not allow parking on this stretch of Fairmount. My sympathies to the victim's family, and to Amanda, who must be dealing with an awful lot of grief. Word is that the victim had his head out the window when the collision occurred. Is this true? And what was Amanda's blood alcohol level? And what prescription drug did she have in the car? Aren't these details part of the court proceedings? This young woman is being made out to be the epitome of drunken stupidity, but without the facts we shouldn't be so quick to judge.