Bar Cancels Woman's 'Off to Prison' Party, Plans Fundraiser for Victims

[Demovictory9]

Bar Cancels Woman's 'Off to Prison' Party, Plans Fundraiser for Victims
Ohio woman seriously injured two teenagers in drug-driving crash

A bar in Fairfield, Ohio, has canceled an "off to prison" party for a woman convicted of operating a vehicle under the influence of marijuana—and it's looking into holding a fundraiser for the two teenage girls she almost killed. Samantha Harvey, 51, also was convicted of aggravated vehicular assault after the two-vehicle crash in May last year. Mother Candy Schleuter tells Fox 19 that her heart sank when she found out about the event that Harvey and friends had organized. She says daughter Savannah suffered two collapsed lungs, multiple broken ribs, a lacerated kidney, spinal fractures, torn rotator cuffs, and a traumatic brain injury in the crash. The other girl, Caila Nagel, had similar injuries and is still in a wheelchair, Schlueter says. Word of the party spread on Facebook via a "Sending Samantha off to Prison Party" event page.

"It really just broke my heart, because I just feel like this is nothing to joke about," Schlueter says. Rick's Tavern and Grille said that it hadn't known what the party scheduled for this Sunday was for, WKRC reports. "We DO NOT condone this behavior! Our hearts go out to all that have been affected by this tragedy. This event has been CANCELLED," the bar said in a Facebook post. "We were not involved in any way with this accident. However, we are currently looking into options for holding a fundraiser to benefit those involved." Caila Nagel's parents thanked the owners "for personally reaching out to our family directly and apologizing even though it wasn’t their fault and they had no clue." Harvey could face up to 78 months in prison when she is sentenced on March 3.

https://www.newser.com/story/302705/bar-cancels-off-to-prison-party-for-stoned-driver.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=uol&utm_campaign=rss_world_login

[dv421]

1. Jail is nothing

compared to what those who she hit and almost killed will go through. Speaking from experience after a drunk kid hit me broadside at 65 MPH twelve years ago. Lucky to be alive, but many surgeries and dealing with the lingering effects every day.

Just pisses me off.

[murielm99]

2. My brother suffered injuries similar to yours

when a drunk driver hit him. He was 18 at the time. His best friend was killed.

He is 69 years old now. He still suffers from the effects of that accident.

I despise drunk drivers.

[UpInArms]

3. I had a drunk driver

Hit me in 1977 ...

Still dealing with it ... my knees were ruined

[Demovictory9]

6. sorry to hear that.

[cwydro]

4. Weird that snip mentions marijuana, but not booze.

Wtf?

[Lunabell]

5. I worked in a prison as a nurse.

We had a prisoner who was a paraplegic from a head on crash that she caused while drunk and under the influence of hydrocodone. It wasn't her first rodeo on drinking and driving under the influence but she only got 15 years for killing a family of 4. (This was many years ago, sentencing has changed)

She had the nerve to complain that her disability gave her a life sentence. She killed 4 people, including 2 children.

And she continued to try and game the medical system for drugs while she was incarcerated. Some people are beyond despicable.