Husband of wrong-way driver doubts she was drinking

Husband of wrong-way driver doubts she was drinking
By Thomas Lake, Times Staff Writer
In print: Saturday, September 13, 2008


RUSKIN — In cyberspace they are merciless, as usual. They call her an idiot and a murderer. They wish her eternal darkness. They hope her death is swift.

Her two young sons don't know this yet, though they probably will one day. They only know that Mommy got hurt and had to see the doctor. But her husband knows. He reads the news. He realizes that when people see the name Cheryl Maria Riemann now, one phrase comes to mind:

Wrong-way driver.

He is well aware of what happened Wednesday, on the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway, when Riemann drove east in the westbound lanes and plowed into another car, killing the driver, crushing the legs and injuring the head of the woman's 4-year-old daughter. He said he wishes he could somehow make it up to the other family, although he knows he never can.

Jennifer O'Boyle, 24, of Brandon is the woman who died. A memorial service for her is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Crossing Church, 10130 Causeway Blvd., Tampa.
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