Guilty Plea In The Death Of Courtney Snipes

Guilty plea in fatal hit and run

 

A Stony Brook woman who struck and killed an 11 year old girl in Smithtown last while driving high on heroin pleaded guilty at a scheduled court conference today to manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident and driving while impaired by drugs.

 

Maureen Lambert, 21, of Parish Court, will be sentenced to four to twelve years in prison by Judge Stephen Braslow on December 8.

 

Lambert bought and took heroin in the hour before she struck and killed 11-year-old Courtney Snipes on East Main Street in Smithtown.

 

Toxicology tests of the defendant’s blood taken when she surrendered to police approximately 28 hours following the hit and run showed traces of morphine consistent with recent heroin use.