The Strongsville, Ohio, resident’s blood-alcohol level was 0.229, nearly triple the 0.08 legal limit in Ohio.
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Soon after, police brought alcohol-related charges against five underage Miami sophomores who allegedly furnished Speidel with alcohol on the last day of her life, according to Journal-News archives.
Officers charged Kathleen A. Byrne, 19, of Perry, Ohio; Christine A. Carr, 19, of Canton, Ohio; Danielle E. Davis, 20, of Perry; and Kristina K. Sicker, 20, of Louisville, Ohio, with permitting underage consumption at a private place.
Maureen E. Grady, 20, of North Canton, was charged with furnishing alcohol to an underage person at a bar.
Each of the women faced up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted, according to Journal-News archives.
Grady and Davis eventually pleaded guilty to charges of underage drinking.
Grady was fined $500 and was ordered to complete a two-day alcohol education program.
Davis also was ordered to complete the diversion program and perform 30 hours of community service.
Both women eventually had their records expunged.
A judge threw out the charges against the others.
Later that year, CSX Corp., a rail shipping company, presented a $25,000 check to Miami University to create an endowment for a scholarship in Speidel’s name.