JOLIET – A jury Friday found an Olympia Fields woman guilty on one charge in connection with a 2013 crash in Lockport that killed a developmentally disabled woman.
Marissa C. Martin, 20, was convicted of failing to report a traffic accident involving an injury or death, but was found not guilty of a more severe aggravated failing-to-report charge and not guilty of driving under the influence of marijuana.
The jury took about three-and-a-half hours to reach the decision, according to court records.
About 4:45 a.m. Oct. 27, 2013, Tina Douglas, 48, was reported missing from a group home for adults with developmental disabilities operated by Trinity Services in the 2000 block of State Street in Lockport. About 15 minutes later, Martin was driving her black Dodge Charger north in the 1800 block of State Street when the collision occurred, police said.
Martin told police she wasn't sure if she'd struck a person or animal and drove home, according to trial testimony. She and her father drove to the Lockport police station about three hours later.
Martin told police she had been working until 3 a.m. at Wendy’s in New Lenox, then she drove a co-worker to his home in the Fairmont area. She was going through Lockport to get on Interstate 355 and return to Olympia Fields on Interstate 80, police said.
She provided blood and urine samples at Silver Cross Hospital that prosecutors said showed a small amount of marijuana in her system.
Martin served two months in jail last year before being released on bond. She could be sentenced in February to one to three years in prison, but also is eligible for probation.
According to court records, Douglas’ family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Martin and Trinity Services.