Grandmother, 55, 'was high on marijuana and had oxycodone in her car' when she crashed and killed her two grandchildren, ages two and five, on the way home from a funeral
- Nadine Walton, 55, was charged Thursday with homicide by vehicle using drugs
- The New Jersey woman crashed near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in September
- Her granddaughter, 2, and grandson, five, died from their injuries in the crash
- Now cops say Walton tested positive for weed and had pot and opioids in her car
A grandmother who crashed her car on the way home from a funeral, killing her two young grandchildren, was high on marijuana and had oxycodone in her car, police have said.
Nadine Walton, 55, of Newark, New Jersey, was charged on Thursday with homicide by vehicle under the influence of drugs and multiple other counts in the September 14 crash near Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Five-year-old Ravon Robinson died at the scene of the crash. His two-year-old sister, Brielle Robinson, died several days later at a hospital.
A grandmother who crashed her car on the way home from a funeral, killing her two young grandchildren, was high on marijuana and had oxycodone in her car, police have said. Ravon Robinson, five, and his sister, Brielle Robinson, two, were both killed
Nadine Walton (pictured), 55, of Newark, New Jersey, was charged on Thursday with homicide by vehicle under the influence of drugs and multiple other counts
The children's mother Stefany Stevens (seen with Brielle and Ravon) was also injured in the crash. Grandmother Nadine Walton has been charged with driving under the influence
Walton was driving her daughter Stephany Stevens and two grandchildren home from a funeral in South Carolina when the crash occurred, according to an online fundraising page for the family.
Around 1am, Walton's car veered off the left side of Interstate 78, and she steered back across several lanes of traffic and hit the opposite guard rail, according to state police records reported by the Morning Call.
Ravon was ejected from the vehicle on impact with the guard rail, police said.
Two other vehicles in the same direction of travel, a compact car and a minivan, then struck Walton's disabled vehicle, police said.
Walton was found severely injured and pinned beneath the steering wheel.
The children (pictured with their father, who was not present at the crash) were on their way home from a funeral in South Carolina with mother and grandmother at the time of the crash
Her daughter Stefany Stephens was also in the car and was injured in the crash.
Cops found 49 pills of oxycodone, a powerful prescription painkiller, a marijuana grinder and a marijuana blunt in the car, as well as several bottles of alcohol under the driver's seat.
Walton's blood tested positive for marijuana, according to court records.
She is also charged with involuntary manslaughter, aggravated assault by vehicle while under the influence, homicide by vehicle, possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence, careless and reckless driving, authorities say.
Walton didn't immediately return a phone message seeking comment Thursday.
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