The drunk driving trial of 46-year-old Bonita Purtill is moving along quite quickly as many witnesses were heard from today. The breath technician, staff sergeant, nurse and emergency room physician that dealt with Purtill each remembered back to how she behaved on October 13, 2008. This was the evening that Purtill allegedly hit the vehicle that killed four month old Alexander Fleming (seen in photo). Dr. Ronald Robins said Purtill smelled of alcohol when he assessed her in the hospital. He said he gave her 60 milligrams of Toradol. He said Toradol is much like Advil and is very commonly used in the ER. Sergeant Darren Sweazey also said he smelled alcohol coming from Purtill, which was four hours after the collision when she was done at the hospital and back at the Police station. Sergeant Sweazey said Purtill was swaying back and forth and was "sarcastic, belligerent, and somewhat argumentative." An expert witness was also heard from. Forensic Toxicologist Karen Woodall commented on the effects of alcohol on the human body. She gave her expertise on what happens when a person is intoxicated. However, she was not involved with Purtill's investigation and could not comment on anything but hypothetical situations. The trial doesn't resume until Wednesday since Justice Kelly Gorman will be at the sentencing for John Robinson tomorrow.
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