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Jun 26, 2006. By Peyton Whitely. Seattle Times Eastside bureau. Speaking in a voice so low that a judge had to ask her to speak up, Susan L. West had the court enter a not-guilty plea on her...
The surprise plea was entered by Susan West, who was convicted in 1997 of killing a woman on the Sammamish Plateau and sentenced to nine years in prison. West faces a sentence of up to a $5,000...
But now, less than three years after her release from prison for vehicular homicide, Susan Lynn West, 48, is in trouble again -- arrested for the sixth time Sunday on suspicion of drunken...
Susan West, 48, was set to go to trial next week in King County District Court in Bellevue on charges of drunken driving and driving with a suspended license., 48, was set to go to trial next week in
Named for Susan West’s victim, the Mary Johnsen Law requires that drivers convicted of DUI install an interlock device, which prevents drunk drivers from operating their car. These drivers cannot regain their driver’s license until the device is installed. Though well intentioned, the law appears to be ineffective.
In 1997, the well-publicized hit-and-run death of Mary Johnsen, a 38-year old mother of two, at the hands of repeat DUI offender Susan Lynn West spurred the Washington state legislature to reform drunk-driving laws. At the time of her arrest, West’s blood-alcohol level was .34, more than three times the legal limit.
