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ALFRED (AP) – The daughter of one of the two people killed in a wrong-way collision on the Maine Turnpike expressed frustration Monday as the woman accused of causing the crash walked away from the York County Superior Court.

Donna Bartlett arrived in court on crutches and was not required to speak during the brief hearing. She suffered a broken ankle when her SUV collided with a limousine, killing the driver, James McLaughlin, and a 15-year-old passenger, Cooper Campbell

Bartlett, 38, of Wells, was allowed to go home after the hearing because she’s free on $10,000 bail on two counts of manslaughter and aggravated drunken driving.

“The hardest part was when the judge said she’s free to go,” Alyson Knox, McLaughlin’s daughter, said afterward. “My dad’s not free to go anymore.”

Police say Bartlett drove the wrong way for five miles, clipping one vehicle before colliding head-on with a Lincoln Town Car limousine driven by McLaughlin.

McLaughlin, of Gorham, and Cooper Campbell, of Scarborough, died at the scene in Ogunquit on the night of April 28. Campbell’s father, Steven Campbell, was badly injured, as well. Father and son were returning home from Boston’s Logan Airport.

Bartlett, who left without speaking to reporters, had two previous convictions for operating under the influence, in 1989 and 1992.

Before the crash, Trooper Philip Alexander flashed his lights in a futile effort to get the attention of the SUV driver.

Troopers at the scene smelled alcohol on Bartlett’s breath. A test later indicated that her blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit of 0.08 percent for driving, but authorities declined to reveal the precise figure.

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