| Bryan Snyder |
Driver in fatal crash was not drunk
Deputy coroner misread test results
By Joe Gerrety, Journal and Courier
Bryan K. Snyder, a teen-ager who died from injuries suffered in a Feb. 5 one-vehicle crash on Indiana 25 West, did not have alcohol in his system, contrary to a story published in today's Journal and Courier.
Snyder, 18, died early Feb. 6 in Home Hospital from injuries he suffered in a crash at 9:48 p.m. the night before. The crash occurred when the passenger-side tires went off the right shoulder.
Snyder apparently overcorrected, crossing the road and crashing into farm field. The pickup truck he was driving rolled, and Snyder was ejected, suffering serious injuries.
Tippecanoe County deputy coroner Jane Haan said she misread a Home Hospital toxicology report that she consulted Tuesday in response to a Journal and Courier inquiry.
"I just misread the information," Haan said. "We rarely use the hospital toxicology. It's not our normal lab."
The toxicology report showed that Snyder's blood-alcohol content was less than 0.013 percent, which means negative. Haan misread the information as 0.13 percent. The legal limit for driving in Indiana is 0.08 percent.
Snyder's blood also was negative for all other drugs for which the hospital tested.
After reading the story in today's Journal and Courier, someone who knew Snyder and had been with him the day of the crash, called the coroner's office questioning the information.
Haan said she double-checked and discovered her error. She quickly called Snyder's family.
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