Bradenton woman was high when she crashed and killed 1, FHP says

A broken medicine bottle with marijuana and two pipes were found in the black Coach purse of the Bradenton woman who crashed into a van in 2015 that killed one person, according to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol.

Nancy Spurlock, 47, was arrested Thursday and charged with DWI manslaughter, vehicular homicide, three counts of DWI with serious bodily injury and three counts of reckless driving causing serious bodily injury.

Nancy Spurlock’s eyes appeared bloodshot and her eyes dilated when she spoke to police as she was being treated for serious injuries at Manatee Memorial Hospital, the report said.

According to the report, the fire captain on scene said Spurlock looked “out of it.”

On March 27, 2015, around 4:34 p.m., Spurlock lost control of her green Dodge van in the southbound lanes of U.S. 19 in Palmetto, swerving through the grassy median and into the northbound lanes where she crashed into a white Chevrolet Suburban with four people inside, according to the report.

Barbara Carvis, 51, of Pinellas Park, was driving the Suburban and died at the scene, according to the original FHP report. The three children she was driving were taken to All Children’s Hospital.

Spurlock is being held at the Manatee County jail without bond.

This story was originally published November 17, 2016 at 12:02 PM with the headline "Bradenton woman was high when she crashed and killed 1, FHP says."