A toxicology report shows that alcohol was involved in a fatal wrong-way crash on Raleigh Road earlier this summer.
The marketing and press director at UNC’s PlayMakers Repertory Company was driving with a blood-alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit when she was killed in a head-on crash earlier this year.
The News & Observer reported on Monday that the toxicology report from the office of the North Carolina Chief Medical Examiner showed Connie Mahan’s BAC was between .21 and .22 the night of the crash. The legal limit to drive for individuals over 21 years of age in North Carolina is .08.
Police say the accident took place around 9:39 on the night of Thursday, August 25. The vehicle being operated by Mahan was traveling west in the eastbound lane of Raleigh Road and ran into another vehicle.
The other driver was treated for minor injuries at the scene and released, according to police.
In a statement released on the PlayMakers Facebook page following the crash, Mahan was described as “a cherished colleague and champion of theatre throughout North Carolina.”
Mahan was 62 years old.
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