The suspect charged with DUI following a fatal crash Tuesday involving a motorcyclist in Murray recorded a blood alcohol level four times the legal limit, police reported.
Catherine Thulin, 48, told police that “she had a couple of beers out of a 15-pack” during the day before allegedly crashing into a motorcycle on State Street near 5900 South. Officials say Thulin was on her way to pick up her son from the TRAX station when she made a left turn in front of the unidentified motorcyclist and hit him with her car.
The motorcyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene.
In the arrest report, Thulin was described as displaying several signs and clues consistent with impairment. A breath sample registered .206, over four times Utah’s legal limit.
Thulin was charged with negligently operating a vehicle resulting in death, one charge of driving under the influence and being an alcohol restricted driver.
Thulin has been ordered to be held in jail without bail.